Penfolds Reserve BIN 25A 2025

Penfolds is one of the great names of Australian wine, and Reserve Bin A is the one white in its range drawn from a single place. Since the first vintage in 1994 the fruit has come from the Adelaide Hills, cool high country at 400 to 500 metres, where 2025 delivered a long and moderate ripening season. White winemaker Kym Schroeter has the Chardonnay hand-picked and whole-bunch pressed. Part of the juice ferments wild, each barrique its own ferment. Eight months maturation on lees in French oak, 58 % new and 31 % a year old, with regular bâtonnage and full malolactic. The nose gives flint, lemon peel, white peach and toasted almond, the palate a creamy texture with grapefruit, cedar spice and saline persistence.