2017 Bin 144 Yattarna Chardonnay

Challenge & finesse the final barrique selection – no constraints of volume, only style/quality.

End result: Fantasy?

No, the 2017 Yattarna.

Peter Gago, Penfolds chief winemaker

95/100

The largest proportion of fruit in the 2017 Yattarna Chardonnay comes from Tasmania (44%), with the balance coming from Tumbarumba and Adelaide Hills.

It's fine-boned and medium-bodied, with delicate citrus notes of lime, plus white peach and barely ripe pineapple. Clean, zesty and refreshing, it's a lean, racy rendering of Chardonnay, with a long, elegant finish.

Despite 50% new French oak, the wood influence is scarcely to be found.

Joe Czerwinski, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, www.robertparker.com, August 2019

96/100

James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com, August 2019

94/100

Jeremy Oliver, www.jeremyoliver.com