Reserve Bin 14A Chardonnay
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3–12 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted chicken, creamy mushroom risotto, pan-seared scallops
✨ Technical Specifications
Penfolds Reserve Bin A Chardonnay (with the '14A' designation representing the highly acclaimed 2014 vintage) is a masterclass in cool-climate Australian winemaking. Sourced from the high-altitude, chilly slopes of the Adelaide Hills, this wine represents a sophisticated evolution from the rich, buttery Chardonnays of Australia's past. The winemaking process is defined by minimal intervention: hand-harvested fruit is whole-bunch pressed directly into French oak barriques for wild fermentation. It undergoes complete malolactic fermentation and is aged on its fine lees with regular stirring, imparting a creamy texture that beautifully balances its striking, flinty acidity. The 'Bin A' series has become a benchmark for modern Australian Chardonnay, celebrated for its complexity, mineral tension, and remarkable capacity to age.
🍾 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%