Penfolds Bin 144 Yattarna Chardonnay

Good wine takes time and nobody knows that better than the guys and girls at Penfolds. Penfolds Bin 144 Yattarna Chardonnay is almost undoubtedly one of the finest Australian Chardonnays money can buy!

First launched in 1998 with the 1995 vintage and taking its name from the Aboriginal word which translates as “little by little, gradually“. Using fruit from Tasmania, Adelaide Hills and Tumbarumba regions all contributed grapes and barrel aged in 35% new French oak for eight months, no expense is spared in crafting this world class Chardonnay!

And it’s received the reviews you’d expect from a wine of this class…

97/100 (James Halliday’s Wine Companion)
“The 2021 was an absolute beauty and Penfolds white winemaker Kym Schroeter has managed to craft an equally impressive multi-regional chardonnay from 2022 as a follow-up. It’s all filagreed nuance and tension with pure citrus and fleshy stone fruits, cut with hints of soft spice, créme frâiche, oatmeal, grilled nuts, lemon curd, marzipan, lemongrass, oyster shell and river stone. It shows a pitch perfect textural sway, with a touch of pith, a fine, filagreed acid profile and a long finish with tones of softly spoken oak spice, almond meal, citrus and grilled nuts. A wonderful release.”

93/100 (Huon Hooke, The Real Review)
“Light yellow hue; subtle, reserved smoky/struck-flint and toasty aromas, a little peanut and fruit is quite in the background. Palate is remarkably restrained, delicate, and tight. It’s very youthful and backward, seems to taper off rather quickly to a shortened finish, and is only showing a fraction of what is anticipated in the future. The quality is obvious, but I’d like to re-evaluate this in a year or two. (61% Tumbarumba, 26% Tasmania, 13% Adelaide Hills)”

A seriously classy wine with massive cellaring potential – drink now to 2037. Comes presented in Penfolds Bin 144 Yattarna Chardonnay branded tissue paper.

Note: This has been carefully stored in our temperature controlled wine cellar.