Chardonnay Reserve Bin 95A
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
pan-seared scallops, roasted chicken, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Penfolds Reserve Bin A Chardonnay (with the '95A' designation representing the historic 1995 vintage release) is a landmark in Australian white winemaking. Sourced from the cool-climate, high-altitude vineyards of the Adelaide Hills, this wine was conceived to challenge the heavily oaked, flabby Chardonnay styles of the late 20th century. The 1995 vintage achieved legendary status, winning major international trophies and proving that South Australia could produce world-class, elegant, and complex cool-climate whites. Crafted using hand-picked fruit, wild fermentation in French oak barriques, and partial or full malolactic fermentation with regular yeast lees stirring (battonage), it strikes a masterclass balance between rich, nutty, and mealy complexity and a vibrant, mineral-driven citrus acidity.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1844 by Dr. Christopher and Mary Penfold at Magill Estate in the Mount Lofty foothills, Penfolds represents one of the foundational cornerstones of Australian fine wine. Over nearly two centuries, the house evolved from crafting fortified tonics to pioneering modern multi-regional and multi-vineyard blending across South Australia's premier terroirs, including the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, and Coonawarra. Soils span from rich terra rossa over limestone to weathered ironstone and alluvial clays under warm Mediterranean climates tempered by maritime breezes. Under the long-term stewardship of Chief Winemaker Peter Gago, the house adheres to Sustainable Winegrowing Australia standards while preserving an unmistakable house style defined by meticulous fruit classification, submerged-cap fermentation, and structured maturation in American and French oak hogsheads. Benchmark bottlings such as Grange (Bin 95), Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon, Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz, and Yattarna Chardonnay define the apex of collectible New World viticulture.
🍇 Grapes
Chardonnay
🍷 ABV
13.5%