{"product_id":"2024-kooyong-estate-chardonnay-375ml-half-bottle","title":"2024 Kooyong Estate Chardonnay 375ml Half Bottle","description":"\u003ch4\u003ePickup is available at \u003cspan class=\"color-foreground\"\u003eSip \u0026amp; Cellars. (Physical shop add:1123 Burke Road, Kew VIC 3101)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREVIEWS \u0026amp; AWARDS: 95 HALLIDAY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKooyong Estate Chardonnay comprises fruit from the Faultline and Farrago blocks. It offers an overall expression of the Kooyong vineyard, with parcels of fruit from various soils and mesoclimates blended together to create the Estate label.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear after year the same parcels are consistently chosen, giving this wine an underlying likeness across vintages. The grapes were gently whole-bunch pressed directly into French oak barriques (15% of which were new) where fermentation occurred spontaneously with ambient yeasts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing fermentation the wine was aged on lees (without battonage) for 11 months. It was bottled without fining and with minimal filtration. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe vibrant and intriguing nose offers fresh grapefruit citrus that merges to white pear with a hint of peel, together with struck flint, creamy nougat and a complexing note of dried spice. The palate is poised and driven, displaying bright lemon and grapefruit citrus flavours entwined with a creamy lees texture from barrel fermentation. The acid line is fine and long providing vibrancy and freshness through the palate with a talc-like grip.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sip \u0026 Cellars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48395667898583,"sku":null,"price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/8637\/6151\/files\/2024KooyongEstateChardonnay375mlHalfBottle.png?v=1774063218","url":"https:\/\/santocellars.com\/products\/2024-kooyong-estate-chardonnay-375ml-half-bottle","provider":"Sip \u0026 Cellars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}