Clearly defining what many customers expect from a conventional Australian Shiraz, this has sunny, fresh and vibrant fruit aromas and flavours swirling in the glass: big blackberry in an embrace with satsuma plum. Generous in body without being flabby, the disciplined oak and tannin regime pulls the belly taut to ensure the palate finishes clean and lean. Say yes to another glass – especially as it offers very good value.

The 2019 Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz blends fruit from McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley, Padthaway and Wrattonbully and puts it into used American oak hogsheads for a year prior to bottling. Scents of vanilla jump out on the nose but quickly recede under a wave of gently caramelized plums and cherries. Full-bodied and supple on the palate, it's concentrated and lush, with a rich, velvety finish. Once again, it's a fine value in South Australian Shiraz, and exported to the U.S. in reasonable quantities

Focused on warm-climate shiraz, Bin 28 originated in 1959 as a wine from Penfolds’ Kalimna Vineyard in the Barossa, but now includes a range of fruit sources. That fruit comes in layers of juicy black cherry, raspberry and blackberry—as Tastings Editor Corey Warren said, 'There’s intensity in the colors.' While it’s heady and rich, the wine finishes dry, undergirded by earthy tannins with the light bitterness of flower petals.