Max's Chardonnay
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 1–5 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted chicken, creamy pasta dishes, grilled seafood
✨ Technical Specifications
Penfolds Max's Chardonnay is a tribute to the legendary former Chief Winemaker Max Schubert, a visionary who dared to revolutionize Australian winemaking. While Schubert is most famously associated with the creation of Grange, this contemporary white wine celebrates his spirit of innovation and pursuit of excellence. Sourced from premium cool-climate vineyards across South Australia, particularly areas that benefit from cooling maritime breezes and elevated sites, this Chardonnay is crafted to showcase a modern, fruit-forward style. It undergoes a careful fermentation process, partially in seasoned and new French oak hogsheads to impart subtle texture and spice, and partially in stainless steel to preserve the pristine stone fruit and citrus characters. The result is a beautifully balanced, textured white wine that honors a winemaking giant while offering an approachable, vibrant expression of South Australian Chardonnay.
🍾 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%