2012 Penfolds, Yattarna, Bin 144 Chardonnay, Australia

2012 Penfolds, Yattarna, Bin 144 Chardonnay, Australia

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2012 Penfolds, Yattarna, Bin 144 Chardonnay, Australia

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What a wine. The restrained nose merely hints at the mineral profile with an almost saline note and a touch of toast underlying. It is on the palate however, where the wine soars. It has beautiful texture with creamy notes of lees and a lovely fresh lemon profile. The length is incredible, leaving the palate feeling cleansed by minerality. This is focused, pure and fantastic; a superb rival to white Burgundy.
Catriona Felstead MW -  Buyer

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Wine Advocate95/100
The 2012 Yattarna Chardonnay is made from fruit sourced in Tasmania, Henty and Adelaide Hills and aged 8 months in French oak, 45% of which is new. It has a lovely, restrained style marked by grapefruit, lime and honeysuckle notes with a little cedar and toast alongside hints of almonds and chalk. Medium-bodied (13.2% alcohol), it underwent 100% malolactic fermentation and shows off a very tightly-knit, crisp and clean palate that concludes with a very zesty and chalky finish. One for the cellar.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown - 31/10/2014 Read more
Other19+
It is very simple – this is my favourite ever release of Yattarna. It is, once again, a Tasmania-dominant blend with Henty and Adelaide Hills (who could resist it in 2012!) making up the numbers. The feeling throughout this minutes long experience is one of grandeur but not ostentatiousness. This wine wants to run and run, but it is composed, on the blocks, breathing evenly and shallowly before the gun goes off. You will have to wait two years for the starter to fire his pistol and this is because the scintillating white peach and closed-bud-wedding-bouquet notes are strictly controlled and linear and they have not yet been given permission to bloom. In spite of this (and unlike Reserve Bin 13A) there is clearly richness and opulence around the corner. It is currently under wraps, with the brutal, sadomasochistic acidity marshalling its mood, but the perfume gives it away and the depth of fruit and sheer length offer glimpses of irresistible glamour. At only 13% alc. this is a thoroughly modern Chardonnay which should scare the hell out of many white Burgundy producers. Its drinking window should be in the region of 2016 – 2023, but depending on when that gun goes off this could shift back a year or two!
Matthew Jukes - matthewjukes.com - October 2014 Read more

About this WINE

Penfolds

Penfolds

Penfolds enjoys an iconic status that few New World producers have achieved. Established in 1844 at the Magill Estate near Adelaide, it laid the foundation for fine wine production in Australia.

The winemaking team is led by the masterful Peter Gago; it has the herculean task of blending the best wines from a multitude of different plots, vineyards and regions to create a consistent and outstanding range of wines. Its flagship wine, Grange, is firmly established as one of the finest red wines in the world.

Under Gago’s stewardship, the Penfolds range has evolved over time. Winemaking has moved away from New World heat and the sort of larger-than-life style that can mask individuality; the contemporary wines instead favour fine balance and typicity for the region or grape.

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South Australia

South Australia

At 72,000 hectares, South Australia is the engine room of the country's wine industry, responsible for 43 percent of its vineyards and encompassing some of Australia’s most famous fine wine regions.

One of the most important areas in qualitative terms is the Barossa Valley, beginning 50km north-east of Adelaide, and famous for its full-bodied Shiraz, as well as for its Grenache and Mourvèdre. To the east, the cool Eden Valley is home to some really fine Riesling and top-class Shiraz, such as that made by Henschke. To the north of Barossa is the Clare Valley, also a source of good Riesling but home to well-structured reds as well.

South-east of Adelaide lies the delightful vineyard area of the Adelaide Hills, where fine Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Riesling and Pinot Noir are produced by wineries such as Petaluma and Llangibby EstateLanghorne Creek to the east of Adelaide has earned a reputation for its Cabernet Sauvignon, Verdelho and Shiraz while, between Adelaide and the sea, McLaren Vale is a noted area for red wines.

The unique vineyard region of Coonawarra lies 400km south-east in an area of pure limestone topped by a loose, red topsoil. Cool enough to resemble Bordeaux, this area produces great Cabernets and Merlots and is much in demand. Slightly to the north and to the west lie the regions of Padthaway and Mount Benson respectively, which enjoy similar success as sources of great white wines, especially ChardonnayWrattonbully however is known for its fresh, varietally-pure Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.

However it’s the less-distinguished Riverland region that accounts for 50 percent of the state’s wine production.

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Chardonnay

Chardonnay

Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or.

Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.

It is quantitatively important in California and Australia, is widely planted in Chile and South Africa, and is the second most widely planted grape in New Zealand. In warm climates Chardonnay has a tendency to develop very high sugar levels during the final stages of ripening and this can occur at the expense of acidity. Late picking is a common problem and can result in blowsy and flabby wines that lack structure and definition.

Recently in the New World, we have seen a move towards more elegant, better- balanced and less oak-driven Chardonnays, and this is to be welcomed.

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