Penfolds Bin 311 Chardonnay 2022

Penfolds Bin 311 Chardonnay 2022 is an exceptionally elegant, precise, and cool-climate Australian white wine that beautifully showcases Penfolds' multi-regional blending expertise. Sourced from premier cool-climate regions—including Tasmania, Tumbarumba, and the Adelaide Hills—this wine is aged for 8 months in French oak barriques (approximately 34% new). In the glass, it displays a pale straw-gold color with brilliant green hues. The nose is highly expressive, offering vibrant aromas of white peach, lemon curd, and grapefruit zest, beautifully framed by subtle notes of roasted hazelnuts, wet slate, and delicate white blossoms. On the palate, this medium-bodied Chardonnay is tense and mineral-driven, seamlessly balancing a creamy texture with a razor-sharp, chalky line of acidity that carries refreshing citrus and stone fruit flavors into a long, crisp, and beautifully structured finish.

Food Pairing: Pairs beautifully with pan-seared scallops in lemon-butter sauce, roasted chicken with tarragon, grilled lobster tail, or creamy goat cheese crostini.

94 Points - James Suckling

Flint. Kumquat, lime zest and stone fruit allusions. Cool climate Tasmania and Tumbarumba fruit. Mid-weighted and tautly furled with a core of fruit sweetness that expands across the filigreed finish. Long! I like this wine. While it is reductive in the contemporary Australian vein, it is far less so than the Penfolds chardonnay style of just a few years ago, with a relaxed glide across the finish. Creamed cashew and praline at its core, conferring generosity. Real juice, thrust and crunch to this. Drink or hold.

93 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2022 Bin 311 Chardonnay hails from three regions: Tasmania (38%), Tumbarumba (33%) and the Adelaide Hills (29%). It matured in French oak for eight months (34% new). Crushed salted nuts, white peach and layers of nectarine and green apple populate the palate. It's svelte, polished and classy to a tee. It has the Penfolds phenolic stamp of seamlessness without being glossy or overdone. Lovely wine. Pleasure here! It was a lovely season in all three regions.