93POINTS
17¼/20
Penfolds Yattarna Bin 144 Chardonnay 2001
Adelaide Hills, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide, South Australia, AustraliaThe 01 Yattarna spent 8 months on its lees where it sees no sulphur, some but not a lot of early battonage, and no stirring later on. Eighty-five percent of the grapes come from outside South Australia (Tumbarumba and Snowy Mountains in 2001 due to the super warm weather. Fifteen percent comes out f the Adelaide Hills. Yattarna continues to impress from its green tints and lemon/lime mouth-watering flavours to its creamy leesy flinty complex finish. Serious Oz chardonnay that is getting better with each vintage. Needs time to really develop in the bottle.Tasted: 30 July 2004Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:BC | $89.99 | 750ml | Specialty |
AB | $72.00 | 750ml | Fine Wine Boutiques |
ON | $89.00 | 750ml | |
QC | $89.50 | 750ml |
Grape: ChardonnayCSPC: 717512UPC: 12354072251