2013 Penfolds, Reserve Bin A Chardonnay, Adelaide Hills, Australia

2013 Penfolds, Reserve Bin A Chardonnay, Adelaide Hills, Australia

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2013 Penfolds, Reserve Bin A Chardonnay, Adelaide Hills, Australia

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Description

The 2013 Bin A has a forward, opulent nose of rich, lemon fruit mingled with cream and toasty oak. Fresh, peachy fruit follows on the palate, developing into notes of riper nectarine with mandarin behind. Despite the toasty nose, the oak is well-integrated on the palate and the wine is fresh and clean, complementing the riper fruit.
Bin A used to be made from declassified Yattarna fruit, however this is no longer the case. Instead, it is now deliberately made in a more ostentatious style to its senior sibling. Like Yattarna however, it is fermented and matured in French oak; it is a well made, well balanced wine. Drink now - 2018.
Catriona Felstead MW - Buyer

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Wine Advocate91/100
The 2013 Reserve Bin A Chardonnay opens with tons of apricot, mango and lemon curd notes infused with touches of sulfides plus some cashew and toast accents. Showing great intensity and elegance on the medium-bodied frame, it is enlivened by racy acid through the long, mineral-laced finish.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown - 31/10/2014 Read more
Other18.5+
The smart new label design makes this wine look even more distinguished, but the Bin 13A moniker still makes me double-take given that the vintage is needlessly repeated in this wine’s name. While the 2012 vintage of this wine is the finest I have tasted, there is a gear shift in this 2013 vintage which took me by surprise. Altogether more angular and demanding, there is a danger that this wine is intentionally heading to territory which is too austere to show off its true charms. Angular and less opulent than the staggering tour de force which was the 2012, this 2013 release is less fleshy (I like flesh on Chardonnay, like I like flesh on bones) and while there is certainly a Chablis-like-minerality and pinched, Euro-silhouette cast by this wine I would like to love it more. I wager that it will put on some weight, in time, which is a relief, but the slimness and attenuation is unnerving. I understand that anomalies happen and the 2013 is undoubtedly a decent wine, but I just think that this Chardonnay might run out of puff before it manages to assimilate the edgy acidity. I will never turn down a glass though if it is offered to me, because I will be fascinated to see this wine evolve even though I won’t be buying a case myself this year.
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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Best of BBX: Australia

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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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