Penfolds Bin 311 Chardonnay 2021

The more accessible of Penfolds’ three chardonnay iterations, and not just in terms of price. This latest vintage has a greater proportion of Adelaide Hills fruit than in the past few years, and immediately strikes one as a wine with more complexity and impetus than previous 311s. The nose leans towards a richer chardonnay sense, with impressions of yellow and green citrus fruits, the faintest of flintiness and even a suggestion of creaminess. Flavours go straight to white nectarine with a delicate tang of yellow grapefruit flesh, acidity reverbing with pithy mouthfeels. Penfolds insiders refer to this wine as “Baby Yattarna” which suggests wine quality as well as great value.