Cellar Reserve Pinot Noir
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3 to 8 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, creamy mushroom risotto, seared salmon
✨ Technical Specifications
Penfolds Cellar Reserve Pinot Noir represents a fascinating departure from the bold, robust Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon blends that historically defined the estate's global reputation. Launched as a platform for experimentation and small-batch innovation, the Cellar Reserve label allows Penfolds winemakers to explore alternative styles and cool-climate terroirs. Sourced primarily from the elevated, cool-climate vineyards of the Adelaide Hills in South Australia, this Pinot Noir showcases a lighter, more ethereal side of the Penfolds portfolio. The fruit is carefully hand-picked and fermented in open fermenters before undergoing maturation in seasoned and new French oak barriques. This process preserves the delicate, perfume-driven character of the variety—marked by bright red cherries, wild strawberries, and subtle savory undertones—while maintaining the structural integrity and precision that is the hallmark of Penfolds winemaking.
🍾 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
Pinot Noir
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13.5-14%