Bin 51 Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh oysters, spicy Thai green curry, pan-seared trout
✨ Technical Specifications
Penfolds Bin 51 Riesling, first released in 1999, is a benchmark expression of cool-climate Australian Riesling sourced from the high-altitude vineyards of the Eden Valley in South Australia. While Penfolds is legendary for its multi-regional red blends, Bin 51 represents a focused, single-region exploration of terroir. The Eden Valley's elevated slopes, cool breezes, and ancient skeletal soils provide the perfect conditions for Riesling, allowing the grapes to retain their natural, vibrant acidity while developing intense aromatic complexity. The wine is fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks to preserve its pristine fruit purity, capturing the classic Eden Valley signature of bright citrus, floral notes, and a distinct chalky minerality.
🍾 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
Riesling
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
11.5% - 12.5%