2018 "BIN A" Reserve Chardonnay

This delves into a very rich and attractive place with such intense lemon and ripe-peach character on offer. The palate has a taut, composed and very linear feel with super intense and seamless texture. Acidity wraps the finish tight. Pithy resolve here. Drink or hold. (08/2019)

Intense, opening with a mouthful of crisp lemon, pear and green apple flavors, balanced by toasty, cedary accents that impart a distinctly spicy note. Finds harmony on the sleek frame. Drink now. 20 cases imported.

- M.W.

The Adelaide Hills 2018 Reserve Bin 18A Chardonnay is plump and round on the palate, yet it shows a delicacy and litheness that's remarkably appealing. Pear and melon notes are accented by wood spice, hints of cinnamon and nutmeg (40% new oak), then finish soft and easy. It's the Meursault of the Penfolds Chardonnay lineup, ripe and lush, without the crisp, cool-climate acids that mark the Yattarna.

- Joe Czerwinski (08/2019)