Bin 128 Shiraz
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5–15 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted rosemary lamb, grilled beef ribeye, venison
✨ Technical Specifications
First created in 1962, Penfolds Bin 128 Shiraz is a landmark Australian red that showcases the unique synergy between the Shiraz grape and the cool-climate terroir of Coonawarra in South Australia. Historically, while many Penfolds reds championed warm-climate multi-regional blending and American oak, Bin 128 took a different path. It is crafted to highlight the elegant, aromatic, and peppery characteristics of Coonawarra's famous terra rossa soils over limestone. Since the 1980s, the wine has been matured exclusively in French oak hogsheads, a practice that refines its structured tannins and enhances its vibrant red fruit and spice profile. This wine represents a sophisticated, terroir-driven chapter in Penfolds' rich winemaking legacy.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1844 by Dr. Christopher Rawson Penfold and his wife Mary at the Magill Estate in South Australia, Penfolds is one of Australia's oldest and most iconic wine producers. The estate achieved legendary international acclaim during the 1950s under visionary chief winemaker Max Schubert, who created Penfolds Grange and revolutionized the country's winemaking techniques. Driven by a celebrated philosophy of multi-regional and multi-varietal blending, Penfolds sources exceptional fruit across historic Australian terroirs—such as the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, and Coonawarra—as well as select premier global regions. The house is universally revered for powerful, impeccably structured, and long-lived wines, led by its flagship Grange, Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon, and celebrated Bin series.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Shiraz
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
14.0% - 14.5%