2016 Penfolds Bin 128 Shiraz 750ml

With each vintage release the cool-climate Bin 128 Coonawarra Shiraz provides an interesting counterpoint to the more opulent and richly concentrated warm climate Kalimna Bin 28 Shiraz. Bin 128 comprises fruit sourced from the unique terra rossa soils of Coonawarra, a region that exemplifies the perfume, transparency and seductive nature of coolclimate red table wines. Coonawarra has remained the source of shiraz fruit for Bin 128 since the inaugural release of the 1962 vintage. In order to further enhance the regional qualities of Bin 128, the wine is matured in a mixture of new and seasoned French oak hogsheads, a method that was refined during the 1980’s when the transition was made from American to French oak.

Drinking Window: 2019 – 2035

Critic tasting note: “This is both classic Penfolds and classic Coonawarra in style. It delivers restrained and polished notes of plums, currants, peppercorns, dried herbs and cedar. Big and muscular, the tannins are tight, fined grained and herbal, supporting juicy, plummy fruit. Drink now2027. Christina Pickard” -90/100,Wine Enthusiast