Penfolds Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz 2001 (review)

82 points

From Barossa and other South Australian areas. 14%

Very dark with flashes of purple. Fairly closed nose, there is American oak but it is not sweet and vanillin. Very dense palate for a commercial wine. The balance between grape fruit sweetness and vinosity skews to the latter. This sort of concentration would stand out in commercial classes of wine shows, which probably accounts for its medal success.

But I found it a rather boring drink. Structure good, flavour simple. Nothing faulty about the wine, just solid and a bit dull.