Penfolds Reserve Bin 10A Adelaide Hills Chardonnay
10A completes a trilogy of successive 97 point vintages – an unparalleled record in my score book! This alone must qualify Reserve Bin A as the finest Australian chardonnay of the modern era. 10A carries on the legacy as much by its ultra-fine Adelaide Hills fruit purity as its delightful lees-derived complexity of flint and gunsmoke. These conspire to build mind-boggling texture of fine, almost slatey minerality. Seamless harmony, focused primary fruit, well-defined acidity and epic persistence confirm a spectacularly age-worthy chardonnay.
By Tyson Stelzer
23 Apr 2012
Tyson Stelzer is a multi-award winning wine writer, television host and producer and international speaker. He was named The International Wine & Spirit Communicator of the Year, The Australian Wine Communicator of the Year and The International Champagne Writer of the Year. He is the author and publisher of seventeen wine books, contributor to many wine magazines, a frequent judge and chair at Australian wine shows and a presenter at wine events in 12 countries. TysonStelzer.com is your link to wine recommendations, book sales, tours and events.
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