Reserve Bin 13A
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5 to 15 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared scallops, roasted chicken with tarragon cream sauce, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Penfolds Reserve Bin A Chardonnay (with '13A' representing the highly acclaimed 2013 vintage iteration) is a landmark in Australian white winemaking, showcasing the evolution of Penfolds' white wine program. Sourced entirely from the cool-climate Adelaide Hills, this wine represents a modern, sophisticated style of Chardonnay. It is crafted using wild fermentation, significant solids contact, and regular battonage in French oak barriques. This hands-on, traditional Burgundian approach results in a wine of immense complexity, striking a beautiful balance between vibrant, flinty minerality and rich, creamy texture. The Reserve Bin A series has played a pivotal role in redefining Australian Chardonnay on the global stage, proving that the country can produce whites of profound elegance, structure, and longevity.
🍾 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 100%
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12.5% - 13.5%