Bin 08A
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted chicken, grilled lobster with garlic butter, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Penfolds Reserve Bin A Chardonnay (with individual vintages designated by codes such as Bin 08A for the 2008 vintage) represents a landmark evolution in premium Australian white winemaking. Sourced entirely from the cool-climate, high-altitude vineyards of the Adelaide Hills, this wine was conceived as an exploration of contemporary, elegant Chardonnay. The winemaking process is highly detailed: fruit is hand-picked, whole-bunch pressed directly into French oak barriques (both new and seasoned) for wild fermentation, and allowed to undergo 100% malolactic fermentation. Regular lees stirring (battonage) is employed to build a rich, creamy texture that beautifully balances the grape's intense natural acidity and signature flinty, matchstick complexity. The Reserve Bin A series has garnered global acclaim, redefining the standard for sophisticated, age-worthy Australian Chardonnay.
🍾 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 100%
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12.5-13.5%