Penfolds BIN 311 Chardonnay 2025

Penfolds has been Australia's great address since 1844, and the house signature is the blend that reaches across regional borders. Bin 311 counts as the little brother of Yattarna and draws on the same cool sources. It started in 2005 as a single-region wine and has been bottled multi-regionally since 2017, Chardonnay (100 %) from the Adelaide Hills, from Tasmania and from high-altitude Tumbarumba. Barrel-fermented and matured for eight months in French barriques, 23% of them new. The nose is beautifully smoky, flinty, with citrus zest, nashi pear and a light touch of cashew underneath. The palate brings lovely juiciness and grip, powdery and soft at once, with fine, fresh acidity that carries the long finish. For us a real crowdpleaser at the highest level.