Bin 15A Reserve
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3–12 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared scallops, roasted chicken with tarragon, or creamy mushroom risotto.
✨ Technical Specifications
Penfolds Reserve Bin A Chardonnay has established a stellar reputation as one of Australia's finest white wines, representing a highly sophisticated, single-region style from the cool-climate Adelaide Hills. A unique aspect of this wine's identity is its naming convention: the bin number changes with each vintage to incorporate the year, meaning the '15A' designation specifically represents the exceptional 2015 vintage. First created in the mid-1990s, the Reserve Bin A program was designed to push the boundaries of Australian Chardonnay, pioneering a style defined by complexity, striking minerality, and structural elegance. The fruit is hand-picked, whole-bunch pressed, and transferred directly into French oak barriques without settling. It undergoes 100% wild yeast fermentation and complete malolactic fermentation on its yeast lees, with regular battonage to build a creamy, textured mouthfeel that beautifully balances the region's naturally high, vibrant acidity.
🍾 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%