Chardonnay
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed 2–8 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Roasted chicken, creamy mushroom risotto, grilled seafood
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Penfolds' venture into premium white wine, particularly Chardonnay, represents one of the most ambitious chapters in modern Australian winemaking. Historically famous for monumental reds like Grange, Penfolds set out in the early 1990s to create a white counterpart of equal stature. This initiative, internally codenamed the 'White Grange' project, revolutionized their white winemaking philosophy. Sourcing Chardonnay from cool-climate vineyards across South Australia, notably the Adelaide Hills, Penfolds crafted a signature style characterized by a harmonious balance of stone fruit flavors, crisp citrus acidity, and sophisticated French oak integration. The winemaking utilizes partial wild fermentation and lees stirring (battonage) to impart a creamy texture and complex nutty undertones, proving that the estate's mastery of multi-regional blending applies just as brilliantly to white varietals.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Penfolds blev grundlagt i 1844 af dr. Christopher Rawson Penfold og hans hustru Mary på Magill Estate i South Australia og er i dag et af Australiens ældste og mest ikoniske vinhuse. Ejendommen opnåede legendarisk international anerkendelse i 1950'erne under den visionære chefvinmager Max Schubert, som skabte Penfolds Grange og revolutionerede landets vinfremstilling. Drevet af en berømt filosofi om at blande på tværs af regioner og druesorter udvælger Penfolds enestående druer fra historiske australske terroirs – herunder Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale og Coonawarra – samt fra udvalgte internationale topområder. Vinhuset er verdenskendt for kraftfulde, upåklageligt strukturerede og særdeles lagringsværdige vine anført af flagskibet Grange, Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon og den berømmede Bin-serie.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Chardonnay
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
12.5-13.5%