Penfolds, Yattarna Chardonnay

Penfolds, Yattarna Chardonnay - Australie 2022

Penfolds, 180 years of innovative winemaking.

Since 1844, Penfolds has been grounded in experimentation, curiosity and uncompromising quality. It is a pioneering spirit which still rings true after nearly two centuries, that has helped Penfolds become one of the most celebrated winemakers in the world today. Over its 180-year history, only four winemakers have helmed Penfolds, each serving as a steward of a distinctive philosophy and style—what we might refer to as the 'House style'.There is a strand of shared DNA throughout Penfolds family of wines, yet each clearly expresses its unique persona.

Yattarna, the white Grange of Penfolds

Yattarna is Penfolds' flagship white wine. Much like its red counterpart, Grange, Yattarna is crafted from a meticulous selection of the finest Chardonnay grapes sourced from various Australian regions renowned for their freshness. Meaning 'Little by little, gradually,' Yattarna underwent 144 trials before its official release. The naming of 'Bin 144' pays homage to this pioneering winemaking process rooted in innovation and a commitment to exceptional quality.

The 2022 Vintage:

Tasting notes:

COLOUR: Lemon with a green tinge.

NOSE: The nose brings notes of fresh parchment and cut hay. A crisp freshness of cucumber melds with the zest of lemongrass and Thai basil, infusing the nose with herbaceous charm. The citrus spectrum is represented by smooth lemon curd and candied lime, offering both richness and vivacity to this complex aroma profile.

PALATE: Watermelon granita gives way to a texture that is grippy yet refined. Oyster shell merges with sugar figs and kiwifruit, creating a multifaceted palate. Peppery watercress enhances the wine’s length. A suggestion of Portuguese custard tart — custard and brittle pastry — evokes a sense of textural indulgence, while fine acid provides a backbone that brings balance and poise.

Wine Spectator

byJames Molesworththe12/31/2024

This showy, stunning white is big and bold on flavor but situated on an elegant, sleek frame, with mouthwatering acidity. Toasted brioche, roasted hazelnut and peach blossom notes join candied ginger peel, Meyer lemon and grilled pineapple flavors that just go on and on, offering wave after wave of seamless complexity. Drink now through 2040. 39 cases imported.

Vinous

byAngus Hughsonthe9/24/2024

This multi-regional 2022 Chardonnay Yattarna is made with fruit from Tumbarumba, Tasmania and the Adelaide Hills. It delivers an impressive experience with layered aromas of grapefruit, pear and freshly squeezed citrus against a backdrop of marzipan and fine French oak. Fresh acidity punctuates an excellent volume of flavor, while savory barrel ferment and leesy complexity add delicious detail. Outstanding overall tension and vibrancy deliver a crystalline, focused finish of incredible length. A lovely wine in a finer rather than weighty style.

matthewjukes.com

19,5

byMatthew Jukesthe9/18/2024

Yes, yes, yes. The two Aussie Chardonnays in this list are stellar, and if you opened this up to every bottle on earth, they would still be lounging at the summit! I love the pithy, greengage and lime leaf bitterness that offsets this jaw-dropping wine’s sheer unadulterated lasciviousness. It is far and away the finest Chardonnay of 2024 for me, and while you can enjoy it now, albeit committing various vinous crimes along the way, we all know its best days are to come – from 5 – 15 years is my best guess. This is sheer heaven in a glass.

The Drink Business

byColin Haythe8/31/2024

(100% Chardonnay; the fruit sourced from Tumbarumba, Tasmania and Adelaide Hills; pH 3.11; barrel fermented and aged for 8 months in French oak barrels, 44% of which were new; 12.5% alcohol). The 28^th vintage of this, Penfolds’ increasingly iconic Chardonnay, made with precisely the same attention to detail and vineyard and parcel selection process as Grange. A fabulous follow-up to the sublime 2021. There are 2023 bottles; this is number 2. Aromatically beautiful and sublime in its complexity, each return to the glass revealing new elements. Lime and lime zest, grapefruit and fennel seed, hay, tarte au citron and lemon sorbet. A little white floral note. Elderflower. Lily of the valley. Orange blossom. Much more limpid still, than Bin 311 or Reserve Black A. Fluid. Lithe. Fleshy but hyper-crystalline. On the palate, this is so tight and precise, highly structured and very focussed, rapier-like. I love the little touch of iodine and oyster shell that I’ve noticed before with Yattarna, a hint of white pepper too. Very refined, almost delicate. Gorgeous texturally and wonderfully tactile, with a playful and captivating acidity. This tapers gently on the finish with each grip of the acidity, supported by a gentle hint of tannin, releasing plumes of sapid juiciness. The top white here by some distance, but an Everest amongst Himalayan peaks.

Wine Advocate

byErin Larkinthe7/18/2024

The 2022 Yattarna Chardonnay comprises fruit from Tumbarumba (61%), Tasmania (particularly Coal River Valley, 26%) and the balance from the Adelaide Hills. This wine ages slowly and gracefully, and I love it for that. The phenolics frame a powerful core of fruit that is at once streamlined and wide. It blankets the mouth and persists long after the wine is gone. At this stage, it feels inchoate in its development: tiny fish hooks of texture and a frisky sort of acid line both indicate that the wine has some time to go before it fully realizes its potential. This is forever the blue-chip investment in this collection for my taste, and there is a perpetually seamless cohesion of malolactic fermentation into the wine. The Yattarna is fully inoculated with estate-developed yeast strains, built in conjunction over time with the AWRI. It has 12.5% alcohol, a pH of 3.11 and 6.8 grams per liter of total acidity, and it matured for eight months in French barriques (44% new).

Decanter.com

byDavid Slythe7/3/2024

There’s a seductive opulence to this big-bodied wine that sells the best assets of Chardonnay with aplomb. Sourced from the coolest regions of Tumbarumba in New South Wales, Tasmania and the Adelaide Hills, this premium cuvée is once again the product of clever fruit parcel selection, its bright, expressive aromas of nectarine blossom and jasmine are complemented by a sexy lick of lemon curd and a tight squeeze of grapefruit. There is magnificent balance to all the components, as complex textures and flavours unfurl, from brilliant white peach threaded with lime custard to a tingle of lemon sherbet at the end.

Vinous

byAntonio Gallonithe7/1/2024

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

byJane Ansonthe7/1/2024

Grip, tension and pleasure spring to mind as soon as you get onboard with this wine. So much depth and confidence on display, with a slate, gunsmoke and cold ash wave that offsets the rich citrus fruit, all laced with sage, lemongrass and white tea. Tom King director, Peter Gago chief winemaker.

Jamessuckling.com

byJames Sucklingthe7/23/2023

There is a cooler aura to this, perhaps, than the other chardonnays. Spruce, nettle and lemon curd to camembert on the nose, shifting gears to stone fruit references and a glimpse of praline, cashew, pistachio and nougat at the core. A mid-weighted wine that wields an orb of reductive tension across a compact, immensely concentrated mid-palate, paradoxically giving an impression of calmness and levity. An excellent Yattarna. Drinkable now, but best from 2025.

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Couleur	Blanc
Cépages	Chardonnay 100 %
Appellation	Australie
Millesime	2022
Contenance	Bouteille (75 cl)

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Blanc

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Chardonnay 100 %

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Australie

Millesime

2022

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Bouteille (75 cl)

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