Lindemans Bin 50 Shiraz 2005
Price: $6
Maker: Lindemans Wines, Australia
Varietal: Shiraz blend
Packaging: 750 ml bottle, artificial cork
Alcohol: 13.5%
Our Rating: 8.5 out of 10
Lindemans Bin 50 Shiraz 2005 is a real find in the inexpensive wine arena. You can find it for five or six bucks on sale, but it delivers as much as wines costing a lot more. Its aroma is plummy, and the flavor is cherry with a hint of chocolate. This Shiraz saves the best for last, with a lingering and complex finish that adds some oak and spice to the bon-bon flavor. For the cost of a glass of mediocre wine at a chain restaurant, you can buy a bottle of quite decent Lindemans Shiraz.
The Lindemans website notes,
The 2005 Lindemans Bin 50 Shiraz is a multi-region blend, with premium fruit sourced from a range of wine growing regions. Lindemans utilises the diverse topography and climate of Australia’s wine regions to produce complex wines that are of consistently outstanding quality regardless of varying vintage conditions.
We’ve always been partial to inexpensive Australian Shiraz, and this Bin 50 product is no exception - indeed, in the “well under $10″ range, it’s one of the better choices.
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October 15th, 2006 at 7:29 pm
[…] Lindemans Reserve South Australia Shiraz 2003 is one of the Lindemans “Reserve” line, apparently a somewhat more upscale selection than their lower-end “Bin” series. We enjoyed Lindemans Bin 50 Shiraz, so we decided to try the Reserve. For starters, the vintage was a couple of years older than the Bin 50. The nose featured pepper and berry notes, and the flavor favors juicy currants. There’s a bit of oak there, too, but surprisingly little spice for a Shiraz. The Lindemans website refers to the tannins in this wine as “soft”, though we found a bit of a sharp edge in this bottle. […]
July 17th, 2007 at 1:09 am
Where can I find 2005 Lindemann’s Shiraz? 2006 is available, but the 2005 is SUPER. I live in Hermosa Beach, California.
July 17th, 2007 at 7:07 am
Usually, on a mass market wine like that, your best bet is to check the same outlets that have the 2006 - one store might not rotate its inventory as fast as some others. Unlike milk, wine is often put on the shelf with little attempt to bring older inventory to the front.