Penfolds Yattarna Chardonnay 2012 750ml

Winecompanion.com, Sep 23, 2014
Sourced from vineyards in the Derwent Valley and Coal Valley, Tasmania, Henty (Drumborg) and the Adelaide Hills. The wine was fermented in French oak barriques (45% new, 55% 1yo), and spent 8 months in those barriques in ultra-cool storage. The Tasmanian and Drumborg components really set the scene, being as they are the two coolest regions/subregions of Australia. The palate has striking intensity, length and focus, dispensing equal amounts of pink grapefruit, white peach and minerally acidity, oak a mere conveyance, not an end in itself.

With over 165 years of winemaking experience, the Penfolds winemaking tradition is both firmly established and well proven. It is a way of life; no more evident than in the fact that most members of the winemaking team have worked over twenty vintages each at Penfolds.
Experience has created a tradition of excellence, which in turn has led to the production of quality Australian wines, recognised the world over.
Penfolds has managed to create a truly unique and distinctive winemaking signature the Penfolds stamp, of which every member of the Penfolds winemaking team is immensely and justifiably proud.
Launched in 1998 with the 1995 vintage, Penfolds Yattarna Chardonnay is the result of one of the most comprehensive, focused and highly publicised wine development projects ever conducted in Australia. The aspiration and independence of mind across generations of Penfolds winemakers inspired the winery to embark on a program to create a white wine that stands alongside the standards of Penfolds Grange. Selectively sourcing only the very best Chardonnay fruit from cool-climate regions, coupled with sensitive and enlightened winemaking, the style continues to evolve. Yattarna reflects Penfolds patience and continued commitment to its original goal, its very name being drawn from the Aboriginal language, meaning 'little by little, gradually.' Each vintage provides the opportunity to further raise the quality bar.

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