Bin 40 Merlot
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 1–3 years from vintage release to capture its vibrant, youthful fruit flavors.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pork loin, spaghetti bolognese, grilled burgers
✨ Technical Specifications
Lindemans Bin 40 Merlot is a cornerstone of the globally recognized Bin Series, a collection designed to bring reliable, fruit-forward, and approachable wines to tables around the world. Drawing grapes from across the vast South Eastern Australia geographic indication, Lindemans winemakers masterfully blend fruit from diverse vineyards to ensure a consistent, soft, and generous profile in every vintage. This multi-regional blending philosophy, pioneered in Australia, allows the winemakers to mitigate vintage variation and craft a Merlot defined by its luscious plum, dark cherry, and gentle spice notes. The Bin Series itself carries the legacy of Dr. Henry Lindeman's original 1843 philosophy of making wine that simply brings joy to everyday life, offering a smooth, easy-drinking red that has introduced millions of wine lovers to the friendly character of Australian viticulture.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1843 by British naval surgeon Dr. Henry John Lindeman at Cawarra on the Paterson River in the Hunter Valley, Lindemans stands among Australia's oldest and most influential wine houses. Now operating under the stewardship of Treasury Wine Estates, the estate transitioned from its historic Hunter Valley roots to encompass prized viticultural holdings across Coonawarra's famed terra rossa soils, Padthaway, and the broader South Eastern Australia multi-regional sourcing corridor. Viticulturally committed to certified sustainable winegrowing and enterprise-wide carbon neutrality targets, Lindemans champions approachable fruit purity complemented by subtle oak structuring. The label achieved global renown through its ubiquitous Bin Series, pioneered by the internationally acclaimed Bin 65 Chardonnay alongside Bin 85 Pinot Grigio and Bin 50 Shiraz. At its apex, the producer crafts historic, cellar-worthy benchmarks such as the Coonawarra Trio—comprising the St George Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Limestone Ridge Shiraz Cabernet, and Pyrus—celebrating structured cool-climate Australian regionality.
🍇 Grapes
Merlot
🍷 ABV
13.5