10A Reserve
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted chicken, creamy mushroom risotto, grilled lobster with butter
✨ Technical Specifications
Penfolds Reserve Bin A Chardonnay (with specific landmark releases designated by codes such as 10A) represents the pinnacle of cool-climate South Australian white winemaking. Sourced entirely from the Adelaide Hills, this single-region Chardonnay is crafted to showcase a contemporary, highly sophisticated style. The grapes are hand-picked and whole-bunch pressed directly into French oak barriques for wild fermentation, followed by regular battonage to build texture and complexity. The style is defined by its striking minerality, vibrant natural acidity, and complex, flinty 'matchstick' reduction. The '10A' release in particular solidified this wine's reputation on the global stage, demonstrating how beautifully these precise, elegant Chardonnays can age while maintaining their intense citrus and white stone fruit core.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1844 by Dr. Christopher Rawson Penfold and his wife Mary at the Magill Estate in South Australia, Penfolds is one of Australia's oldest and most iconic wine producers. The estate achieved legendary international acclaim during the 1950s under visionary chief winemaker Max Schubert, who created Penfolds Grange and revolutionized the country's winemaking techniques. Driven by a celebrated philosophy of multi-regional and multi-varietal blending, Penfolds sources exceptional fruit across historic Australian terroirs—such as the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, and Coonawarra—as well as select premier global regions. The house is universally revered for powerful, impeccably structured, and long-lived wines, led by its flagship Grange, Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon, and celebrated Bin series.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Chardonnay
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12.5-13.5%