Ranked #273 of 704 2018 Shiraz from South Australia
92/100
4 Stars
Huon Hooke
Deep, dark red/purple colour, with a smoky, toasty-charred oaky bouquet, with underlying blackberry and dark plum fruits. Traces of star anise and graphite, the finish lingering with drying tarry tannins. Fleshy and deep, a wine with potential to reveal more in time. A stylish wine with stuffing as well as elegance. (Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Padthaway, Wrattonbully & five other regions)
Tasted: 07/07/2020
Drink: 2020 to 2038
93 Points Robert Parker
While named for a Barossa vineyard/locale, the 2018 Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz, like other recent vintages, is blended from various South Australian GIs. With its rich, dark-berried fruit accented with vanilla, it does a more-than-credible job re-creating that northern Barossan idiom. It's full-bodied, concentrated and plush without going over the top, finishing long and velvety. While it may not have single-vineyard snob appeal, it's a delicious wine for drinking over the next decade and a relative value. Drink 2020 - 2030.
Source: Robert Parker.
92 Points James Halliday
The first Kalimna Shiraz (in '58) was entirely from the Kalimna Vineyard, but the ensuing decades have turned Kalimna into a trademarked gallop around 9 SA regions, the wine matured in used American hogsheads. If you want a friendly labrador wine, this is it. Drink to 2028.
James Halliday. August, 2021