Penfolds Yattarna Chardonnay 2019

The White Grange has in recent years started to gain the status of other iconic wines in the Penfolds stable with the 2019 vintage a good followup to the stunning 2018. Aromas are piercing and concentrated with a core of citrus fruits lifted by smoky lees, and fine French oak. The overall impression is one of youth and there clearly has been plenty of work in the winery to build complexity. Great fruit power and purity follows on a streamlined palate that shows exceptional breadth of fruit in a modern, elegant Australian style. Nutty, oat bran barrel ferment complexity also rises on the palate which is well matched to nectarine and melon fruits. The wine is rounded off with a long and finely detailed finish although it is still clearly young and some years off its best.