PenfoldsYattarna Chardonnay 2020
About this product
Launched in 1998 with the 1995 vintage, Yattarna 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 ambition to create a white wine that would set a standard for ultra-fine Australian chardonnay. Selectively sourcing only the very best chardonnay fruit from cool climate regions, coupled with sensitive winemaking, the style continues to evolve. Yattarna reflects Penfolds patience and continued commitment to its original goal, its very name being drawn from Aboriginal language, meaning ‘little by little, gradually’. Each vintage provides the opportunity to further raise the quality bar.
Launched in 1998 with the 1995 vintage, Yattarna 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 ambition to create a white wine that would set a standard for ultra-fine Australian chardonnay. Selectively sourcing only the very best chardonnay fruit from cool climate regions, coupled with sensitive winemaking, the style continues to evolve. Yattarna reflects Penfolds patience and continued commitment to its original goal, its very name being drawn from Aboriginal language, meaning ‘little by little, gradually’. Each vintage provides the opportunity to further raise the quality bar.
Full bodied white wines have a noticeably textural mouthfeel with good palate weight and full flavours.
- TypeChardonnay
- Size750ML
- Current Vintage2020
- Standard Drinks7.4
- Alcohol Volume12.5%
- CountryAustralia
- Brand NamePenfolds
- ClosureScrew Cap
- Wine BodyFull Bodied
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Dan Murphy's Wine Panel
Australia's premier retail wine assessment panel
Vintage 2020
98 points
A discreet nose, not showy, but a confident precursor to the myriad of flavours that follow. Not explosive, but incredibly insistent, almost nervy, much like the very best chardonnays in the world. The highlight for us was the hugely impressive racy natural acidity driving the chiselled flavours of quince, lime juice, white peach, lemon pith, grilled nuts and gunsmoke to extraordinary lengths. An incredibly precise, supremely elegant, dramatically brilliant chardonnay.
- More about Huon Hooke
Huon Hooke
Prolific Australian wine reviewer for Fairfax Media and The Real Review
Vintage 2020
96 points The Real Review
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