Bin 2 Twin Pack with Wine Opener

Penfolds' multi-regional blending philosophy — the deliberate rejection of single-terroir orthodoxy that has defined the house since Max Schubert's era — finds an accessible expression in Bin 2, a Southern Rhône-inspired Shiraz/Mourvèdre blend drawing on Barossa Valley fruit grown in ancient, deep alluvial and sandy loam soils that have never required replanting due to phylloxera-free status.

Those soils, combined with Barossa's warm continental days and cool nights, push the Shiraz toward dark-fruited density while Mourvèdre contributes iron-tinged savouriness and structural grip. Maturation follows the Penfolds house protocol of seasoned American

oak, tempering the fruit weight without imposing primary wood character — a deliberate contrast to the 100% new-oak intensity of Bin 707 or Grange's hogshead regime.

Acclimatised pure yeast cultures, a Penfolds technical signature traceable to Ray Beckwith's pH-controlled fermentation innovations, ensure vintage-to-vintage consistency across the multi-vineyard blend. What distinguishes Bin 2 within the Penfolds hierarchy

is its explicit Southern Rhône varietal architecture — Grenache/Shiraz/Mourvèdre framing — making it the house's most direct engagement with Mediterranean blending logic rather than the Shiraz-dominant or Cabernet-dominant expressions that define the prestige tier.

This twin-pack format pairs two bottles with a wine opener, offering entry-level access to Penfolds' Barossa winemaking lineage.