Description / Reviews
"The fruit is sourced from McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley, Padthaway, Clare Valley and the Fleurieu. Maturation is for a year in American oak hogsheads, 9% of them new. For me, this must surely sit amongst the very best of the series. Opaque maroon with a gleaming dark crimson rim, there is generosity here. On the nose, we have notes of plums, chocolate, blackberries, coffee grinds, hints of blueberries (actually, something more reminiscent of blueberry ice cream), freshly unearthed beetroot and exemplary oak integration giving hints of vanilla. The structure is seamless and finely balanced, with such an appealing creamy texture. There is excellent length here and fine, if ever-so-slightly-silty tannins. A line of crunchy acidity provides the freshness and energy, and this should drink very well over the next fifteen to twenty-five years. Definitely one the best from the series." - Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot
"First made in 1959 and previously named after Kalimna Vineyard in Barossa, Bin 28 is now a multi-regional blend, with the 2024 vintage featuring fruit from McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley, Padthaway, Clare Valley and Fleurieu. Immediately appealing savoury aromas of smoky bacon and black tea, laced with Mediterranean herbs, juniper and black pepper, pull you towards a long, deep palate with a satisfying core of juicy forest fruits and mulberry. Framed by firm tannins, there's delicious potential here." - 94 Points, Julie Sheppard, Decanter
"This 2024 release was grown in the McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley, Padthaway, Clare Valley and Fleurieu wine regions. It spent 12 months in American oak, (only) 9% new.
The famous “crushed ants” descriptor is usually reserved for Grange, but I see a rendition of it here. This wine is a solid offering of pure, sweet plum with a liberal-but-appropriate cloaking of smooth, vanillin oak. In fact oak-wise this wine harks to a degree back to days of yore, and personally I think that’s a good thing. Lots of plum-driven fruit. A swish of vanillin oak. It smells and tastes like Penfolds. If you’ve always had a soft spot for Bin 28, this is the kind of release that developed that soft spot in the first place. It’s a very good Bin 28." - 93 Points, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
