{"product_id":"lethbridge-estate-chardonnay-2024","title":"Lethbridge 'Estate' Chardonnay 2024 - 6 Pack ($53 pb)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere are few tales as impressive as that of Lethbridge Wines. Ray Nadeson and Maree Collis were both successful medical researchers before succumbing to their desire to create a vineyard and winery in Geelong. They planted vines on their own rootstocks, built a straw-bale winery and house, and farmed the land according to biodynamic beliefs. Their wines are powerful, structured, pure and long-lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRay and Maree wanted to farm organically from day one for fruit that fit the precise profile they had in their mind’s eye: pure, potent, layered wines with driving freshness and the stamp of provenance. The lofty, breezy, cool, dry, rocky Lethbridge site had it all. The Lethbridge vineyard—sitting at 270 metres elevation and located 30 kilometres northwest of Geelong—is the Valley’s coolest site. The thin black-clay topsoils lie over two tongues of ancient lava flows—bluestone and honeycomb basalt—formed by volcanic activity 30-50,000 years ago. These volcanic layers lie over a limestone base, resulting in low yields that ripen slowly and thoroughly, and retain freshness despite the Moorabool’s dry climate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis year’s Estate Chardonnay is sourced from four vineyards in Geelong. Notably, it's the first year the Estate has harvested a full crop from the cool Hat Rock vineyard, located on the Bellarine Peninsula between Drysdale and Portarlington. This vineyard sits bayside on dark clay and loam with limestone. The Moorabool Home Block, situated at an altitude of 205 metres, features basalt-derived clay over basalt. Additionally, a small portion of grapes comes from Sua Park, a Bellarine site with thin red clay. Finally, Hillside Haven is located on the western slope of Mount Anakie at 254 metres, where rich black clay and granite sit atop a quaternary basalt bedrock.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrganically \u0026amp; Biodynamically managed | Vegan Friendly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cloudwine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37283627237531,"sku":"lethbridge-estate-chardonnay-2021","price":318.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0516\/1585\/8843\/products\/365021bf-89ab-48df-9954-1b4e7c82a6ae.jpg?v=1607849072","url":"https:\/\/goodsoulwines.com.au\/products\/lethbridge-estate-chardonnay-2024","provider":"Good Soul Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}