Bin 311 Chardonnay 2018 Gift Box
Penfolds
Bin 311 Chardonnay 2018 Gift Box
Overview
Overview
From milestone occasions to out of the ordinary moments that matter, Penfolds wines make the perfect gift to mark the moment.
Celebrate those special moments with the gift of Bin 311 Chardonnay 2018. This wine truly reflects the winemakers’ mantra ‘we always go where the fruit grows best and where it best suits style’.
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Multi-Region Blend |
| Volume | 750 mL |
| Closure | Screw Cap |
| Alc/Vol | 13% |
| Winemaker | The Penfolds Team |
Awards and Accolades
Awards and Accolades
| 97 points | Andrew Caillard MW |
| 93 points | Angus Hughson |
| 93 points | Campbell Mattinson |
Andrew Caillard MW
Pale colour. Fresh grapefruit, pear, apricot stone fruit aromas with flinty, matchstick notes. Classic in proportion with fresh grapefruit, lemon curd flavours with hints of marzipan, al-dente textures, fine long crisp acidity, attractive creamy richness and density, with underlying yeasty complexity. Finishes minerally with marzipan grilled nut notes. Absurdly complex and sophisticated showing all the shining class of Australian winemaking technology and precision viticulture. Fantastic value. Drink now - 2022.
Angus Hughson
Pale straw colour. A fantastic crowd-pleasing style with layers of peach and nectarine fruits well integrated with French oak ferment and maturation characters. Unashamedly ripe but balanced the wine in concentrated and creamy in style with refined acidity finishing with a long and generous finish. Drink now to 6 years.
Food Pairing
Food Pairing
Beef
Chicken
Fish
Pork
Cheese
Pasta
Veg
Taste Description
Taste Description
Nose
Full-flavoured, endowed with a concentrated fruit spectrum of citrus, grapefruit and white peach. Hints of sherbet, camomile and goats cheese complex the aromatic offer – a chardonnay cast assembled from three States of Australia.
Certainly, there’s quite the performance happening in the glass, with barely a swirl of the glass and some air required to light up the stage!
Flavours and Palate
First and foremost, this wine extolls freshness, yet not at the expense of an endearing richness and generosity of flavour.
Whilst some may perceive it to be slightly ‘larger-framed’ than in previous years it nevertheless retains trademark Bin 311 mineral acidity and linearity.
Rockmelon and white peach fruits are pronounced. Underlying sherbet and fresh lemon tart impressions coupled with a lovely creaminess add to the structural and flavour pool.
A trademark Penfolds phenolic grip certainly doesn’t curtail length or volume.
Yes, proactively rich, fresh and assertive! Drinkability? Do we have to wait?!
Viticulture Vintage & Winemaking
Viticulture Vintage & Winemaking
South Australia
Home to the oldest vines in the country, and no less than 18 wine growing regions, South Australia accounts for almost 50% of Australia’s wine production. The Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek and Coonawarra are well known for their world class reds, with Adelaide Hills, Clare Valley and Eden Valley praised for their exceptional Chardonnay and Riesling.
Vintage Conditions
The 2018 Bin 311 showcases cool climate chardonnay from three of Penfolds favourite regions for this noble varietal, Adelaide Hills, Tumbarumba and Tasmania. All three regions enjoyed a relatively wet winter and spring which set the vines up well for the growingseason. Tumbarumba had good rainfall right up to December, when a dry spell set in, while February temperatures were quite cool allowing for slow, consistent ripening. The Adelaide Hills had a very hot finish to the growing season with several heat spikes in January. Tasmania enjoyed clear and warm conditions over fruit set from January with no extreme heat days during the lead up to vintage. Harvest was an orderly affair, with grapes ripening evenly across the three regions. The grapes showed strong varietal haracter with desirable acidity.
The Penfolds Team
Key to the success of Penfolds has been a lineage of visionary winemakers. There have only ever been four Chief Winemakers at the helm of Penfolds – Max Schubert, Don Ditter, John Duval and Peter Gago, each a custodian of a rich winemaking tradition that goes back for more than 170 years.
Our current Penfolds winemaking team has more than 100 years between them as Penfolds winemakers. They are constantly refining and improving their work, whilst honouring the winemaking techniques of their predecessors.