Penfolds Bin 311 Chardonnay 2024

The fruit for this fine release of Bin 311 is sourced from vineyards in the Adelaide Hills, Tasmania and Tumbarumba. 2024 was considered a good vintage in all three regions, especially Tumbarumba. Maturation was for a year and a half in French oak barriques, 18% of them new. Straw yellow in colour, a slightly leaner style than some, but clean, fresh, bright and inevitably youthful. Notes of lemon, there is even a hint of pineapple, with spices and a very gentle touch of oak. Appealing fragrances lead to an enticing palate with a move to stone fruits and florals, and a flick of ginger. A few years will see it build to advantage. A wine of medium length with good lemony acidity running the journey. Enjoy over the next three to six years.