2024 Penfolds Bin 311 Chardonnay

95 Points - Dave Brookes, Wine Companion

“Pale straw with aromas of flint-struck white peach, nectarine and citrus fruits infused with hints of soft spice, clotted cream, nougat, almond meal, meadow flowers and stone. Initially creamy and mouth-filling, with a impressive fruit purity. There's an element of savoury restraint to its palate shape, with fine acidity lending propulsion, and textural filigree from a patina of fine, light phenolics. The finish is long, pure and precise. Great drinking all round here!”

93 Points - Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front

“This is an elegant, elongated release with pear, white peach, custard apple and sweet oak notes, the latter integrated and gently toffee at once, the aftertaste then offering honey and chalk. For all this wine’s elegant style it remains juicy; it sits at the more engaging end of deliciousness. The take-home is that it’s a lovely wine; you could no doubt cellar it but it’s drinking deliciously now.”

92 Points - Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot

“The fruit for this fine release of Bin 311 is sourced from vineyards in the Adelaide Hills, Tasmania and Tumbarumba. 2024 was considered a good vintage in all three regions, especially Tumbarumba. Maturation was for a year and a half in French oak barriques, 18% of them new. Straw yellow in colour, a slightly leaner style than some, but clean, fresh, bright and inevitably youthful. Notes of lemon, there is even a hint of pineapple, with spices and a very gentle touch of oak. Appealing fragrances lead to an enticing palate with a move to stone fruits and florals, and a flick of ginger. A few years will see it build to advantage. A wine of medium length with good lemony acidity running the journey. Enjoy over the next three to six years.”