Yattarna Chardonnay 2019 Penfolds

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94p by Christer Byklum/ BWW2024 Finalist
96p by Pekka Nuikki / Editor of the Fine Wine Magazines and Champagne Magazine
94p by Christer Byklum/ BWW2024 Finalist
97p by Wallace Shawn / Wine Investing Consult
96p by Pekka Nuikki / Editor of the Fine Wine Magazines and Champagne Magazine
18.25p by Richard Hemming MW / BWW2024 Finalist
95p by Joshua Raynolds
97p by Ken Gargett

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Of the three Chardonnays in the Collection, the Yattarna Chardonnay 2019 (AUD$175) runs away with the honors. A blend of fruit from Tasmania, Tumbarumba, and the Adelaide Hills, this is a Yattarna for the ages. Stunning.

Inevitably, such a wine gets compared to the great French white Burgundies. Different, of course, but for me it is better than many lesser Grand Crus and surely at least the equal of the very finest Premier Crus. This, in turn, makes it amazing value. 97.

- Ken Gargett

57% Tasmania, 32% Tambarumba, 11 Adelaide Hills sourced grapes. rest from Pale lemon yellow. Apples, lemons, minerals, vanilla, spices, some grilled lemons, nuanced and detailed nose. Fresh acidity, apples, lemons, smooth and detailed, layered and intense, intense and long. 94

- Christer Byklum/ BWW2024 Finalist

57% Tasmania, 32% Tumbarumba, 11% Adelaide Hills. Barrel-fermented.
Powerful flinty aromas and smoky oak. Stylish, lengthy, perhaps less full than it used to be, but far from lean. You could slip this into a top-end burgundy tasting and nobody would blink

- Richard Hemming MW / BWW2024 Finalist

Light, green-tinged yellow. Mineral-accented nectarine, Anjou pear, lemon pith, iodine and white flowers on the intensely perfumed nose. Taut and dry in the mouth, the 2019 offers concentrated orchard and citrus fruit flavors that are complemented by suggestions of sweet butter, tarragon and vanilla. Shows superb depth as well as energy, finishing minerally and impressively long, with lingering citrus fruit, oyster shell and floral notes. Made in 55% new French oak.

- Joshua Raynolds

Pale gold. Sensational nectarine, white peach, orange glace, lemon peel aromas with lifted gun flint, sea spray notes. Beautifully concentrated and minerally with complex nectarine, white peach, apricot, grilled almond flavours, fine supple/ silky textures, lovely mid-palate viscosity and underlying pure mineral acidity. A lovely rainwater freshness with superb integration of elements. Seal; screwcap Drink Now – 2030 12.5% alc 98 points

Generously proportioned, refined and beautifully integrated with all the hallmarks of a Grand Cru-type Chardonnay. A fantastic experience for Burgundy freaks and those who aspire to surf the perfect reductive wave.

Tasmania, Tumbarumba, Adelaide Hills

Eight months in 55% new and 45% seasoned (one year old) French oak barriques

- Andrew Caillard MW / BWW2024 Finalist

Tasmania, Tumbarumba, Adelaide Hills. 8 months in French oak barriques (55% new).

Mineral, slinky, powerful, saline… this is pretty fricken phenom. All the grilled peach, curry leaf, brine, coriander root, ginger, poached pear, red apple skin and a feast of crushed, toasted, shaved nuts. This is an astounding release, and as compared to its forebearer, this shows restraint and form…. It’s a little more austere, a little more structured, and a little less immediately welcoming, but I like it for that. Yew.

- Erin Larkin / BWW2024 Finalist

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