Sourced from premium vineyards in the Fleurieu, Piccadilly and Adelaide Hills districts, 1999 was a variable year in South Australia due to high temperatures and low rainfall. The winemaking team looked for specific characters in the Chardonnay fruit, for inclusion into the flagship Bin 144.Penfolds policy of multi-regional blending allowed sourcing parcels of fruit from exceptional areas, such as Piccadilly, that received good winter and spring rains and hence weathered the summer heat. Chardonnay was a standout for the vintage, with ripe grapefruit characters and great depth of flavour. Maturation for ten months in new (80%) and one-year-old (20%) French oak. Alcohol 13.20% Acidity 6.80g/L pH 3.15%