Chardonnay Yattarna Bin 144 - Penfolds
 
Only the best Chardonnay grapes from the most important Penfolds vineyards are used selectively; after a classic vinification in steel, it subsequently matures for 8 months in French oak barriques. Yattarna is taken from the Aboriginal language and means “little by little, gradually”. A wine with a marked longevity, which can last up to 15 years from the harvest date. Aged 8 months in 100% French oak barrels.
 
Type: White Wine
Name: Adelaide Hills
Origin: South Australia
Grape varieties: Chardonnay
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Format: 75cl
Allergens: Sulphites
Chalice: Renano
Serving temperature: 12 - 14°C

Tasting Notes: Pale straw yellow. Complex olfactory sensations also given by the rest on the yeasts for 8 months. Aromas of chestnut, oatmeal, white chocolate, pear and white peach. Elegant hints of oak play a significant supporting role to the previous aromas. Many fruits, although those that stand out the most, pear, apple and fig, are accompanied by hints of oak. Toasted oats and grappa break the complexity of a linear, long and acidic finish.
 
Pairings: Ideal with smoked fish starters, white meats, mature cheeses and grilled fish.
 
The Cellar: Penfolds was founded by Christopher Rawson Penfold, a young English doctor firmly convinced of the healing properties of wine who, before leaving Great Britain to emigrate to Australia, procured cuttings from the south of France. The small vines were planted near the cottage that Penfold himself built, together with his wife, in 1845 in Adelaide. Until the second half of the 20th century, the Penfolds winery produced almost exclusively brandies and fortified wines, such as Port or Sherry, used for healing purposes. Towards the middle of the last century, in 1950 to be precise, as a function of changing consumer tastes, the production of table wine began to increase. Among the rows, there is maximum respect for the environment, for nature and for the ecosystem, so the grapes that come to be harvested are all valuable, pure and concentrated in all their organoleptic nuances. In the cellar, from destemming to pressing, from fermentation to aging, from bottling to refinement, each production step is constantly and scrupulously monitored, in order to always guarantee the highest possible level of quality.