2020 Penfolds Shiraz South Australia 750 ml

From the South Australia winery that has twice earned the title of World’s Most Admired Wine Brand—this staggeringly good bottle of wine boasts 94+ points from Wine Advocate. It demonstrates just how deftly Penfolds delivers some of the best reds in the world, both at the top of their range and with wines priced to drink every night. 

A dense, dark crowd-pleaser of 100% Shiraz grown on vineyards in McLaren Vale, Barossa, Padthaway, and Clare Valley, this shows a powerful nose packed with fresh blueberries, toasted sage, dill, preserved plums, and vanilla. It’s the definition of an all-year red: ample-bodied with concentrated flavor, it’s perfect with any kind of steak, chop, or rib coming off the grill, and will work wonders indoors when the mercury starts to drop.

Penfolds has not only reigned as the World’s Most Admired Wine Brand, but ruled Wine Spectator’s Top 100 as well. It was their triumph there—with Grange, of course—that put them on the American radar. Since then, their entire range of wines has delighted red-wine lovers. 

Bin 28 might just be the quintessential South Australian Shiraz. First made in 1959, it was sourced from the Kalimna Vineyard in Barossa Valley, which is why it carries that name today. 

Unlike Europe and the US, many of the top Australian wines are blends of multiple vineyards and, in many cases, multiple regions. Penfolds Grange is one such wine, and so is Bin 28. Despite its name, it’s now a multi-region, multi-vineyard blend that comes from Penfolds holdings in McLaren Vale, Barossa, Padthaway, and Clare Valley.