Bin 09A
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 5–15 years from vintage release.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
roasted chicken, pan-seared scallops, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Penfolds Reserve Bin A Chardonnay (with the '09A' designation representing the highly acclaimed 2009 vintage release of this series) is a benchmark cool-climate white wine that helped redefine modern Australian Chardonnay. Sourced entirely from the high-altitude, cool-climate vineyards of the Adelaide Hills, this wine represents a stylistic evolution toward restraint, elegance, and mineral tension. The grapes are hand-picked and whole-bunch pressed directly into French oak barriques for wild yeast fermentation. To build its signature complexity and creamy texture, the wine undergoes 100% malolactic fermentation alongside regular lees stirring, all while maintaining a precise, linear acid profile. This series has established a formidable reputation, showcasing how South Australian terroir can yield white wines of incredible sophistication and Burgundian-like complexity.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Founded in 1844 by Dr. Christopher and Mary Penfold at Magill Estate near Adelaide, Penfolds is one of Australia's oldest and most iconic wineries, now headquartered in Nuriootpa, South Australia. The estate is celebrated for pioneering a unique house style centered on multi-regional and multi-vineyard blending, a philosophy perfected by legendary winemaker Max Schubert in the mid-20th century. Penfolds is globally renowned for its robust, structured red wines aged in premium oak, most notably its flagship Grange—a rich, collectible Shiraz-based blend—alongside acclaimed expressions like Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz and Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon. Today, while maintaining its deep South Australian roots, the producer has expanded its winemaking footprint to include exceptional terroirs in California, Bordeaux, and beyond.