Penfolds Bin 311 Chardonnay 2021
- 95
- $50
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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.
Tony is best known for his 10 years as News Corp’s National Wine Writer, with weekly columns in major metropolitan mastheads throughout Australia including The Adelaide Advertiser, The Sydney Daily Telegraph and the Melbourne Herald Sun. He continues to write feature articles and columns for all the major Australian wine media publications. Tony has also worked as a restaurant reviewer, section editor, book editor, digital content provider, journalism teacher and was named Wine Communicators of Australia 2018 Legend of the Vine (SA). Find out more about Tony at tonylove.com.au
