

Penfolds Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz 1997
Style: Red Wine
Variety: Shiraz
Closure: Cork
Penfolds Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz 1997
Camberwell
Burke Road
Camberwell VIC 3124
Australia
Critic Score: 92
Alcohol: 14.5%
Size: 750 ml
Drink by: Now
Description
Penfolds Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz is the archetypal warm climate Australian shiraz - ripe, robust and generously flavoured. First made in 1959, Bin 28 is named after the famous Barossa Valley Kalimna vineyard purchased by Penfolds in 1945 and from which the wine was originally sourced. Today, Kalimna Bin 28 is a multi-region, multi-vineyard blend, with the Barossa Valley always well represented.
The 1997 Bin 28 Kalimna was sourced from vineyards in Barossa Valley and other South Australian regions. The wine was matured for 12 months in used American oak.
"Deep red. Nose: Dark choco-berry, liquorice, panforte, earthy, herb aromas. Palate: The palate is fresh and well concentrated with plenty of fruit sweetness, choco-berry, panforte, spice flavours and sappy dry tannins. the wine is drinking really well, but tainnins are a touch under-ripe. Drink sooner rather than later!" Penfolds Rewards of Patience, Sixth edition, 2008
"Vintage Conditions: A cool summer - and delayed ripening - was followed by warm weather in late March and April. Winter rainfall had been excellent in most districts and good rains continued into September and past bud-burst." Penfolds
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South Australia
South Australian is responsible for more than half the production of all Australian wine. It is home to more than 900 wineries across 18 wine regions. The regions are Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Plains, Barossa Valley, Clare Valley, Coonawarra, Currency Creek, Eden Valley, Kangaroo Island, Langhorne Creek, McLaren Vale, Mount Benson, Mount Gambier, Padthaway, Riverland, Robe, Southern Fleurieu, Southern Flinders Ranges and Wrattonbully.
Many of the well-known names in the South Australian wine industry established their first vineyards in the late 1830s and early 1840s. The first vines in McLaren Vale were planted at Reynella in 1839 and Penfold's established Magill Estate on the outskirts of Adelaide in 1844.
South Australia has a vast diversity in geography and climate which allows the State to be able to produce a range of grape varieties - from cool climate Riesling in the Clare and Eden Vallies to the big, full bodied Shiraz wines of the Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale. Two of Australia's best-known wines, Penfolds Grange and Henschke Hill of Grace, are produced here. There is much to discover in South Australia for the wine lover.