Bin 28 Kalimna
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5–15 years from vintage release, though exceptional vintages can cellar well beyond 20 years.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-roasted rosemary lamb shanks, barbecued beef brisket, or mature hard cheeses like aged Cheddar.
✨ Technical Specifications
First crafted in 1959, Penfolds Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz is a showcase for warm-climate Australian Shiraz—ripe, robust, and generously flavored. The wine is named after the historic Kalimna Vineyard in the northern Barossa Valley, purchased by Penfolds in 1945, which originally provided all the fruit for this label. While it was initially a single-vineyard wine, Bin 28 has evolved over the decades into a legendary multi-region South Australian blend, though the Kalimna Vineyard remains a spiritual home and key component. Traditionally matured in seasoned American oak hogsheads, it delivers a rich tapestry of dark plum, licorice, and warm spices, representing the quintessential Australian red wine style that helped define the country's modern winemaking reputation.
🍾 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 100%
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
14.0% - 14.5%