Penfolds; white, "BIN 19A Reserve Chardonnay Adelaide".

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Penfolds "BIN 19A Reserve Chardonnay Adelaide" 2019; 75 cl.

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Tasting Notes :

Penfolds Reserve Bin 19A Chardonnay, 2019.

Reserve Bin A Chardonnay has evolved into a wine that is now a distinctive,

single-region style in its own right, with a contemporary and

expressive Adelaide Hills chardonnay persona.

Fruit is hand-picked into small bins and then whole-bunch pressed.

A portion of the juice is incrementally filled to barrel directly from the press and

allowed to undergo a natural fermentation, sans inoculation.

Every new and seasoned French oak barrique is its own unique 225-litre ferment.

Enhanced mouthfeel and complexity is achieved by fermenting and

maturing on solids with regular yeast lees stirring.

100% malolactic fermentation (all natural).

Nose :

Restrained upon first pour. Induce awakening via a sprightly decant, or vigorous swirl.

Primary white peach and assorted stone fruits give way to tempting scents

of fresh crème anglaise/pana cotta.

Oak (just) evident, yet impressively integrated (80% new?!)

Wafts of struck-match prancing above;

intense, smoky barrel-ferment notes lurking below.

Complexingly challenging – an abundance of character, yet not saturated;

aromatically bedazzling, yet not an assault.

Palate :

Adelaide Hills fruit: soaring and intense white peach fruits and defined natural acidity.

Barrel-ferment: an interwoven nuttiness (roasted cashew) and

pliant tension. Lees contact: crème brûlée notes, volume and a heightened leesy texture.

The acidity noted above is not a defining feature –

more of a softer/gentler acidity playing a supporting role –

complimentary to texture. An expansive palate that grows –

propelled by persistent flavours and textural integrity.