{"product_id":"bannockburn-chardonnay-2025","title":"Bannockburn Chardonnay 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“…Bannockburn produces outstanding wines across the range, all with individuality, style, great complexity and depth of flavour. The low-yielding estate vineyards play their role. Winemaker Michael Glover is determined to enhance the reputation of Bannockburn.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Halliday\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBannockburn's viticultural principles are based on a healthy respect for the land \u0026amp; responsible farming, e.g. the use of organic composting and straw mulching to eliminate need for herbicide sprays and the cultivation of inter-row cover crops to add soil nutrients. Wines are made  on a low-intervention basis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eBannockburn’s Chardonnay has a track record most Victorian producers would give their eye teeth for. The quality \u0026amp; style can be traced back to the estate’s exceptional organically farmed sites. Olive Tree Hill Vineyard was planted in 1976 and abuts the S.R.H. parcel, while Winery Block was planted in 1981. Both lie on volcanic soils over limestone clays with an average vine age of around 35 years. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eThis year’s estate Chardonnay also includes fruit from Stuart Block (1997), the close-planted Grigsby (2007) and Kelly Lane Vineyard (2016). The clonal mix comprises P58 and Bernard 76, 95 and 96. Vine spacings and planting densities vary across the sites.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review-card__note\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review-card__note\"\u003e\"There are yellow stone fruits characters here, and an array of sweet spice notes, but it’s the flesh, the rush and the juice of grapefruit and ripe pear flavours that both dominate and seduce. This wine really does make you dive quickly in for more. There’s a subtle smokiness, some tonic and mineral-like notes, and an especially noticeable (extra) linger to the finish. This is one of those wines where the acidity itself feels flushed with flavour. The aftertaste then adds some pebble-stone characters, just because it can. What a wine.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review-card__author\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e96pts | Campbell Mattinson | WineFront\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review-card__author\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrganic Farming Principles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cloudwine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37283702833307,"sku":"bannockburn-geelong-chardonnay-2020","price":73.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0516\/1585\/8843\/files\/Screenshot2024-05-02194608.png?v=1714643203","url":"https:\/\/goodsoulwines.com.au\/products\/bannockburn-chardonnay-2025","provider":"Good Soul Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}