Penfolds Bin Collection Release 2024

Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

£296.00 per 6 bottles In Bond

"detailed, fresh and herbal yet populated with lashings of sweet fruit"
94 points. Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate

Inspired by Bin 707, Bin 407 offers varietal definition and approachability, yet still possesses structure and rich depth of flavour. Textbook Cabernet Sauvignon, the expressive Bin 407 demonstrates the reward of Penfolds multi-regional blending philosophy. A core of ripe fruit is supported by sensitive use of French and American oak.

The 2022 Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon hails from a range of regions in South Australia (Coonawarra, Padthaway, Wrattonbully, McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley) and matured in both French and American oak. This wine appears to have become more elegant over the years, and right now, the fruit is evident within the folds of sweet oak. The wine is detailed, fresh and herbal yet populated with lashings of sweet fruit. There is a nice see-saw of experience here. Drink 2024 – 2042. 94 points. Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate

Quite aromatic. Quite fragrant and like fermented blackcurrant pastilles. Round and flattering. Much richer than most Cabs. No angularity. Round and long with masses on the mid palate. Less luscious than the 707 and approachable earlier, although it has no shortage of tannin. Launched with the 1990 vintage in 1993 in response to the increasing availability of high-quality Cabernet Sauvignon fruit. A sort of baby 707. 25% Coonawarra, 24% Padthaway, 19% Wrattonbully, 18% McLaren Vale, 6% Barossa Valley, 8% other regions. Aged 12 months in French oak (25% new) and American oak (11% new) hogsheads. Drink 2025 – 2040. 17.5/20 points. Jancis Robinson

Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2022

£280.00 per 6 bottles IB

"the many lovers of the style will will experience paroxysms of pleasure"
93 points. Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate

Bin 389 was often referred to as ‘Baby Grange’, in part because components of the wine are matured in the same barrels that held the previous vintage of Grange. First made in 1960 by the legendary Max Schubert, this was the wine that helped forge Penfolds reputation with red wine drinkers by combining the structure of Cabernet Sauvignon with the richness of Shiraz.Exemplifying the judicious balance of fruit and oak, Bin 389 highlights the generous mid-palate Penfolds is known for.

The 2022 Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz is a dense beast of a wine, and the many lovers of the style will will experience paroxysms of pleasure, in that this delivers the muscle, density and concentration of yore. It is powerfully tannic, abundantly fruitful and long through the finish. What more can be said of a wine like this other than that it is a firm style, made consistently year in and year out. Aniseed, nutmeg, cinnamon and malt populate the register of spices from the charry oak. This is a big, big wine. It is composed of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon and the balance Shiraz, sourced from a blend of McLaren Vale, Coonawarra, Barossa Valley, Padthaway and Wrattonbully. 93 points. Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate

Scented, sweet, gloriously integrated. Lively treacle. Juicy and a dry end. Rich and married. Very complex. Biscuity. Very gentle initially but with a firm, dry finish. Long. Fresher than I remember! 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 49% Shiraz from McLaren Vale, Coonawarra, Barossa Valley, Padthaway and Wrattonbully. Referred to as Baby Grange because it’s aged in some of the same barrels, seeing 12 months in American oak hogsheads (36% new). First made by Max Schubert in 1960. Drink 2024 – 2045. 18/20 points. Jancis Robinson

Bin 28 Shiraz 2022

£103.00 per 6 bottles IB

"High toned and rich. Well melded. Gorgeous already."
17.5/20 points. Jancis Robinson MW

Bin 28 offers a showcase of warm climate Australian Shiraz — ripe, robust and generously flavoured. First made in 1959, Bin 28 was originally named after the famous Barossa Valley Kalimna vineyard purchased by Penfolds in 1945 and from which the wine was originally sourced. Today, Bin 28 is a multi-region, multi-vineyard blend, with the Barossa Valley always well represented.

The 2022 Bin 28 Shiraz differs from the 128 in that the latter is sourced solely from Coonawarra and matured in French oak. Here, the Bin 28 comes from McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley, Padthaway and Wrattonbully and matured in American oak. I find this wine to be concentrated and fierce, with plentiful tannins that are a little rugged. They frame the succulent, ripe, juicy fruit and present the wine as a complete package. This is a huge wine, and fans of the style will be thrilled this season because it is a lot of everything: beautiful fruit, abundant tannin, obvious oak and enduring length. Drink 2024 – 2042. 92 points. Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate

Dark purple. High toned and rich. Well melded. Gorgeous already. Richer than the Bin 128 but very pleasing. Holds its alcohol well. There’s a little bit of tannin at the end still. First made in 1959, Bin 28 was originally named after the famous Barossa Valley Kalimna vineyard purchased by Penfolds in 1945 and from which the wine was originally sourced. Today, Bin 28 is a multi-region, multi-vineyard blend, with the Barossa Valley always well represented. The 2022 is 55% McLaren Vale, 25% Barossa Valley, 6% Padthaway, 5% Wrattonbully, 9% other regions. The notes say, tellingly, ‘In McLaren Vale, the mercury scarcely rose above 35 °C – merely three occurrences throughout the season, a stark contrast to the prior vintage. These temperate conditions allowed for an unhurried harvest ...’. 12 months in American oak hogsheads (10% new). Drink 2025 – 2040. 17.5/20 points. Jancis Robinson MW

Bin 311 Chardonnay 2023

£102.00 per 6 bottles IB

"complex and creamy, with a citrus line of acid that cuts through the almost opulent fruit in the mouth. "
91 points. Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate

Bin 311 Chardonnay truly reflects the winemakers’ mantra of going where the fruit grows best as reflected in it's multi-regional provenance. Today the cool climate vineyards of Tasmania, Tumbarumba, Henty and the Adelaide Hills are our primary sources of fine quality Chardonnay.

Grilled banana and crushed nuts, white beach sand and brine dominate the aromatics of this 2023 Bin 311 Chardonnay. On the palate, the wine is complex and creamy, with a citrus line of acid that cuts through the almost opulent fruit in the mouth. It doesn't quite get to melons and cumquat, but it nudges those riper ideas. There's an opulence and width to this release, yet the acidity keeps it on track. The wine matured for eight months in French barriques (21% new). Drink 2024 – 2034. 91 points. Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate

Pale straw. Very malo-milky nose with good acidity. Sufficient fruit, and a little note of the flavour and texture of citrus peel on the end. A little short. ‘Baby Yattarna’, a wine that used to be from a single region but is now a blend. 46% Tasmania, 29% Adelaide Hills, 20% Tumbarumba and the rest from Henty. Barrel fermentation and maturation in new and seasoned oak. 100% malo, like all these Penfolds Chardonnays (because they are not filtered, this minimises the risk of a malolactic conversion in bottle). Drink 2025 – 2030. 16.5/20 points. Jancis Robinson MW

Bin 51 Eden Valley Riesling 2024

£106.00 per 6 bottles IB

"a lovely wine with an impressive flavor draw over the palate that lingers. "
91 points. Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate

Created in the 1990s as part of the evolving Penfolds white wine development program, Bin 51 captures many attributes of the Eden Valley locale. The region’s high altitude and cool climate induces Riesling with great finesse and elegance and a capacity for long-term cellaring. South Australia has gained worldwide recognition for producing definitive world-class Riesling and Eden Valley always features.

The 2024 Bin 51 Riesling is highly aromatic, with notes of talc and chalk, musk, lilac and white spring flowers (Murraya, orange blossom, lavender). Newly bottled Riesling effortlessly exudes this aromatic capacity, and it almost never has this vivacity and clarity again. Although we all know they gain complexity and breadth as they age. So here, the white rocks, crushed quartz and floral character of the Eden Valley is on full show, and yet the palate has an attractive sudsy softness to it that I find attractive. This is a lovely wine with an impressive flavor draw over the palate that lingers. Drink 2024 – 2040. 93 points. Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate

Very pretty nose. Just slightly hard on the end at this very early stage in its evolution, but the fruit is very frank and promising. Hint of grapefruit. Unoaked product of a mild summer and warmer early autumn. Bottled very young. From the Woodbury vineyard planted in the early 1970s. Drink 2025 – 2040. 16.5/20 points. Jancis Robinson MW

Bin 128 Coonawarra Shiraz 2021

£167.00 per 6 bottles IB

"a stunning release and shows a superb mix of power and refinement. "
94 points. Angus Hughson, Vinous

With each vintage release the cool-climate Bin 128 Coonawarra Shiraz provides an interesting counterpoint to the more opulent and richly concentrated warm climate Bin 28 Shiraz.

Bin 128 comprises fruit sourced from the unique terra rossa red clay over limestone soils of Coonawarra, a region that exemplifies the perfume, transparency and seductive nature of cool-climate red table wines. Coonawarra has remained the source of shiraz fruit for Bin 128 since the inaugural release of the 1962 vintage.

The 2021 Bin 128 Coonawarra Shiraz is blue-fruited and spicy, with blueberry compote, salted licorice, blackberry bramble and olive tapenade. In the mouth, the fruit is powered by an effusive wall of soft, pillowy tannin, and there's lovely length through the finish (shaved fennel/garden mint through here). It's pure and blue and spicy. It matured for 12 months in French oak hogsheads (21% new). 14.5% alcohol, sealed under natural cork. Drink 2023 – 2035. 92 points. Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate

The 2021 Shiraz Bin 128 is a stunning release and shows a superb mix of power and refinement. It delivers all sorts of enticing aromas, including roasted meats, soy sauce, white pepper and just-ripe blackberry fruits, with killer poise. Toasty oak provides the perfect backdrop. Dry, mid-weight and well-pitched, engaging flavors of dark cherry are laced with layers of spice and charcuterie before a strong, sustained finish. This exceptional value wine is hard to put down.  Drink 2025-2035. 94 points, Angus Hughson, Vinous

Bin 138 Barossa Valley Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2020

£125.00 per 6 bottles IB

"aromatically spicy and exciting... a really lovely, supple, delicious wine."
93 points. Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate

Bin 138 draws its inspiration from the wines of Southern Rhône, where Shiraz, Grenache and Mataro (Mourvèdre) are blended in varying proportions to create full-bodied wines possessing rich and heady perfume.

Each year fruit for Bin 138 is sourced from the Barossa Valley from well-established vines, including some old vineyards. After fermentation, each varietal is matured separately in mostly seasoned oak hogsheads.

A blend of 65% Syrah, 29% Grenache and 6% Mataro, the 2020 Bin 138 Shiraz-Grenache-Mataro is aromatically spicy and exciting, with peppered raspberry, star anise, strawberry and humbug through the finish. It's a really lovely, supple, delicious wine. There is polish and shape here. Early-ish drinking recommended to capture the vivacity and life of the fruit. Drink 2022 – 2029. 93 points. Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate

Vivid ruby. Floral-accented aromas of dark berries and cherry cola, plus a spicy topnote and a hint of smokiness. Juicy, expressive and open-knit blackberry, candied plum and kirsch flavors, along with a discreet touch of cracked pepper. Velvety and approachable, given some air, delivering a smooth blend of power and vivacity and finishing with fine clarity and gentle tannic grip. All large French oak barrels, 12.5% of them new. Drink 2024-2033. 93 points. Josh Raynolds, Vinous