Penfolds

Kalimna Bin 28 Shiraz 2012

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  Vintage 2012
  92 points Halliday Wine Companion

Sourced from McLaren Vale, Wrattonbully, Langhorne Creek, Barossa Valley, Padthaway and Upper Adelaide, and spent 13 months maturation in used American oak hogsheads. The colour is a healthy, deep and dark red-purple; given the weight of the fruit, the decision not to use even a small percentage of new oak (of whatever origin) is an interesting one - as is the jumble sale of regions. First up, disappointing in the context of the vintage, however much it will develop in bottle and gain stature through to '32.

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  Vintage 2012
  94 points

You say you want an evolution......6 years of age and rolling along nicely, with deep, ripe black fruit aromas married to asian spice, soy, pan reduction, dark plum and old tobacco pipe shades.. There is an enourmous depth of flavour. It's bold. There's mid-season blackberry tart, charred meat, cedar with the tannin and oak neatly pinned down. A highlight is the long spicy, black pepper, clean acid finish, ensuring the wine will have a long and happy life. Bottle age, as expected, has brought an extra dimension to the wine. Drink it now with charry pepper steak or confidently leave it for a few more years.