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2018 Bin 51 Riesling

2018 Bin 51 Riesling

The Penfolds Collection

2018 Bin 51 Riesling

Bin 51 captures many of the attributes of the Eden Valley locale. The region’s high altitude and cool climate induces riesling with great finesse and elegance with a capacity for long-term cellaring. South Australia has gained worldwide recognition for producing world-class riesling and Eden Valley always features. In their youth, the wines possess scented floral and citrus aromas, with a mineral edge and marked natural acidity, contributing significantly to the palate texture and flavour. The evolution of Penfolds Bin 51 Eden Valley Riesling opens another chapter in a long history of Penfolds involvement in winemaking from this variety.

Varietal
Riesling
Riesling
Vintage
2018
2018
Volume
750mL
750mL
Awards
95 points - James Halliday
95 points - Campbell Mattinson
91 points - Huon Hooke
Silver - 2018 Royal Hobart Wine Show
Silver - 2018 Barossa Wine Show
2018 Penfolds Bin 51 Riesling 2018 Penfolds Bin 51 Riesling Back 2018 Penfolds Bin 51 Eden Valley Riesling Beauty
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This wine can ship to the following states: AK, CA, DC, FL, MA, MN, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OR, SC, TN, WV, and WI. View state guidelines on import and domestic wines.

Praise to the way these rieslings develop over time. By law they shouldn’t be released until after five years’ bottle age.”

– James Halliday AM, Wine Writer

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2018 Penfolds Bin 51 Riesling 2018 Penfolds Bin 51 Riesling Back 2018 Penfolds Bin 51 Eden Valley Riesling Beauty
The Penfolds Collection

2018 Bin 51 Riesling

Bin 51 captures many of the attributes of the Eden Valley locale. The region’s high altitude and cool climate induces riesling with great finesse and elegance with a capacity for long-term cellaring. South Australia has gained worldwide recognition for producing world-class riesling and Eden Valley always features. In their youth, the wines possess scented floral and citrus aromas, with a mineral edge and marked natural acidity, contributing significantly to the palate texture and flavour. The evolution of Penfolds Bin 51 Eden Valley Riesling opens another chapter in a long history of Penfolds involvement in winemaking from this variety.

2018 Bin 51 Riesling
$1.00
The Price was
$40.00
The discounted Price
$1.00
Log in for exclusive benefits
$6.00
The Price was
$240.00
The discounted Price
$6.00
Log in for exclusive benefits
Log in for exclusive benefits
This wine can ship to the following states: AK, CA, DC, FL, MA, MN, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OR, SC, TN, WV, and WI. View state guidelines on import and domestic wines.
Varietal
Riesling
Riesling
Vintage
2018
2018
Volume
750mL
750mL
Awards
95 points - James Halliday
95 points - Campbell Mattinson
91 points - Huon Hooke
Silver - 2018 Royal Hobart Wine Show
Silver - 2018 Barossa Wine Show

Awards & Accolades

2018 Penfolds Bin 51 Riesling Back 2018 Penfolds Bin 51 Eden Valley Riesling Beauty
93

JamesSuckling.com

"Super tight and flinty aromas with a burst of lime and pithy grapefruit and plenty of spicy spark. The palate is taut and succulent, showing slightly chalky texture and lime, apple and green-pear flavors, delivered with power through the finish. Prominent acidity. Drink now, but better as a 5 to 6-year-old wine."

93

Wine and Spirits

"The Penfolds team developed this wine as a potential white sibling to Grange, but chose Yattarna Chardonnay for that role instead. Bin 51 is a ripe style of Eden riesling, yielding layers of flavor in 2018 that run from deep tones of yellow plum skin and peach close to the pit up to high notes of tangerine. Rich enough to completely clothe its acidity, this is a complex wine with some cereal notes and walnut-skin savor in the end. The fruit makes it accessible now while the structure suggests it will benefit from aging for eight to ten years."

92

Wine Advocate

"Classic lime sherbet notes mark the nose of the 2018 Riesling Bin 51. It's leafy and fresh, then folds in hints of riper fruit on the palate, such as peach and pear. Crushed stone and wet moss give it a firm grounding in the earth as well. Crisp, lean and long, it shimmers with positive sunshine and energy, vibrant and lingering on the finish."

Taste Description

Taste Description

2018 Bin 51 Riesling

Colour

Light lime green.

Nose

All regional riesling markers on display. An array of florals – white spring flowers (jonquil), and hints of fresh lime. Crushed mixed-stone gravel … not quite at talc stage. Yet. Aromatically extols an undeniable purity, minerality and freshness!

Palate

Very lime – citrus driven palate augmented by just ripe Granny Smith apple, cucumber granita and traces of juniper berry. A distinct chalky acid presence noted, yet ideally balanced so as not to intrude or distract. Admittedly a wishful second guess, but no reason to suspect why this palate shouldn’t remain intact over the next decade or three! Imminently drinkable.

Vintage conditions

2018 Vintage

Above average winter rainfall in Eden Valley provided good soil moisture profiles leading into spring. Drier conditions then prevailed from September through to April which was 22% down on the long-term average. Spring provided ideal conditions for flowering and fruit set while the growing season experienced temperatures above the long-term average, with twelve summer days recorded above 35°C. Healthy canopies shielded the grapes from adversity and with careful use of supplementary irrigation the grapes were able to ripen evenly across blocks. The 2018 vintage quality was exceptional, with lovely varietal flavour and natural acidity.

Grape variety
Riesling
Riesling
wine analysis
Alc/Vol: 12%, pH: 3
Alc/Vol: 12%, pH: 3
Maturation
Three months in stainless steel.
Three months in stainless steel.

The Bin 51 Story

Bin 51 was created in the 1990s as part of the evolving Penfolds white wine development program. The first vintage in 1999 was labelled Eden Valley Reserve Bin Riesling. The evolution of Penfolds Bin 51 Eden Valley Riesling opens another chapter in a long history of Penfolds involvement in winemaking from this variety.

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