Ranked #45 of 476 2015 Shiraz from South Australia
95/100
5 Stars
Huon Hooke
Deep, dark, dense purple/red colour with a smoky, sooty, coal-dusty note to the earth and savoury nuances, overlying dark plum fruit. There's a touch of oak but it's subtle. The wine is intense and fleshy, full and soft, with high extract and almost chewy texture. Tar and bitumen, soot and coal dust, a very typical Bin 28 and very good. The finish is extremely long. This will be a top vintage in maturity. (McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley, Padthaway, Wrattonbully, Robe. No new oak.)
Tasted: 29/09/2017
Drink: 2017 to 2042
93 Points Robert Parker
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2015 Shiraz Kalimna Bin 28 has nose of crushed black currants and blueberries with subtle notes of licorice, tar, roses and tapenade. Medium to full-bodied, opulent and densely packed with black fruits and savory layers, it has a solid frame of rounded tannins and wonderful freshness, finishing long.
Source: Robert Parker (Robert Parker Wine Advocate) by Lisa Perrotti-Brown. October, 2017
92 Points Tyson Stelzer
McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley, Padthaway, Wrattonbully, Robe. 12 months in seasoned American oak hogsheads.
A glossy Bin 28 of blackberry and black cherry fruit, contrasting the firm and slightly blocky tannin structure of dark chocolate American oak. Fruit seems ripe and ready but tannins scream out for time.
92 points Drink 2019 - 2022.
Source: Tyson Stelzer.