Penfolds Yattarna V Chardonnay

£650.00 per bottle

ABV 13.0%

Generations of Penfolds winemakers inspired the creation of a fine white wine that went on to earn a reputation as one of Australia’s finest chardonnays. Patience, meticulous refinement and 144 winemaking trials later, Yattarna was born. Today winemaker courage, curiosity and vision continue to evolve.

Five of the best Yattarna vintages, sensitively selected and blended by Penfolds Chief Winemaker Peter Gago and Senior White Winemaker, Kym Schroeter. Penfolds V is complex and expressive on the palate. It’s different. It’s both intriguing and confronting. It’s a compelling amalgam of the very best of recent Yattarna vintages.

An evocative wine that epitomises the finesse, restraint, and character of modern Australian chardonnay.

“This is a monumental wine. A 360-degree view of chardonnay. Truly kaleidoscopic.”
99 points – Erin Larkin, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

“Wonderfully fresh, this is stunning. Such incredible length. It will sit
comfortably with some of the better Grand Crus from Burgundy.”
98 points – Ken Gargett, The World of Fine Wine

TASTING NOTES
COLOUR:
“Pale, clean straw” – Ken Gargett, The World of Fine Wine

NOSE:
“Concentrated aromas of lemons, spices, stone fruits, a touch of lanolin, grapefruit, but nary a hint of oak, so well has it integrated throughout the different years.”
Ken Gargett, The World of Fine Wine

PALATE:
“There is a more assured swell of savoury secondary characteristics (roasted hazelnut, brioche and oyster shell) woven among the bright fruit notes, showing radiant lemon, white peach and a squeeze of grapefruit. In a single bottle, it shows the benefits that aged Chardonnay brings without surrendering the shimmering beauty of fresh primary fruit.”
David Sly, Decanter

DRINKING WINDOW:
“Drink 2023–2035” – Andrew Caillard MW