Bin 94A
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared scallops, roasted free-range chicken, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Penfolds Bin 94A represents a legendary milestone in the producer's white wine history. In the early 1990s, Penfolds embarked on a quest to create a white companion to their iconic red Grange, leading to a series of highly publicised trial Chardonnays. The 'Bin A' naming convention designates their ultra-premium Reserve Bin Adelaide Hills Chardonnay, where each vintage is uniquely numbered after its harvest year (with 94A denoting the historic 1994 trial vintage). Sourced from the cool-climate Adelaide Hills, this wine showcases a sophisticated style defined by wild fermentation, regular lees stirring, and seasoned French oak maturation. It is celebrated for its striking minerality, complex nutty undertones, and vibrant acidity, paving the way for Penfolds' modern white wine revolution.
🍾 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%