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2018 Bin 311 Chardonnay

2018 Bin 311 Chardonnay

The Penfolds Collection

2018 Bin 311 Chardonnay

Bin 311 Chardonnay truly reflects the winemakers’ mantra ‘we always go where the fruit grows best and where it best suits style’. In 2018, fruit sourcing moved to multi-regional cool-climate regions; Adelaide Hills, Tumbarumba, Tasmania. In true Bin 311 style, it exhibits lemon/lime aromas and a mineral acid backbone, complemented by barrel fermentation and maturation in seasoned oak. Minimal filtration is employed, preserving elegant fruit flavours.

Varietal
Chardonnay
Chardonnay
Vintage
2018
2018
Volume
750mL
750mL
2018 Penfolds Bin 311 Chardonnay South Australia 2018 Penfolds Bin 311 South Australia Chardonnay Back 2018 Penfolds Bin 311 South Australia Chardonnay Beauty
2018 Penfolds Bin 311 Chardonnay South Australia 2018 Penfolds Bin 311 South Australia Chardonnay Back 2018 Penfolds Bin 311 South Australia Chardonnay Beauty

The Penfolds Collection

2018 Bin 311 Chardonnay

Bin 311 Chardonnay truly reflects the winemakers’ mantra ‘we always go where the fruit grows best and where it best suits style’. In 2018, fruit sourcing moved to multi-regional cool-climate regions; Adelaide Hills, Tumbarumba, Tasmania. In true Bin 311 style, it exhibits lemon/lime aromas and a mineral acid backbone, complemented by barrel fermentation and maturation in seasoned oak. Minimal filtration is employed, preserving elegant fruit flavours.

Varietal
Chardonnay
Chardonnay
Vintage
2018
2018
Volume
750mL
750mL

Awards & Accolades

Vintage conditions

2018 Vintage

The 2018 Bin 311 showcases cool climate chardonnay from three of Penfolds favourite regions for this noble varietal, Adelaide Hills, Tumbarumba and Tasmania. All three regions enjoyed a relatively wet winter and spring which set the vines up well for the growing season. Tumbarumba had good rainfall right up to December, when a dry spell set in, while February temperatures were quite cool allowing for slow, consistent ripening. The Adelaide Hills had a very hot finish to the growing season with several heat spikes in January. Tasmania enjoyed clear and warm conditions over fruit set from January with no extreme heat days during the lead up to vintage. Harvest was an orderly affair, with grapes ripening evenly across the three regions. The grapes showed strong varietal character with desirable acidity.

Grape variety
100% Chardonnay
100% Chardonnay
wine analysis
Alc/Vol: 13%, pH: 3.19
Alc/Vol: 13%, pH: 3.19
Maturation
10 months in French oak barriques (30% new, 20% 1-y.o., 50% seasoned)
10 months in French oak barriques (30% new, 20% 1-y.o., 50% seasoned)

The Bin 311 Story

Bin 311 was first vintaged in 2005. True to House Style, Bin 311 Chardonnay takes advantage of the classification system and flow down of high-grade fruit, including material initially earmarked for Yattarna Chardonnay. Although primarily based on Tumbarumba fruit until recent years, the style is not based on terroir, but on a high altitude/low latitude cool-climate fruit profile.

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