{"product_id":"2023-bondar-hope-springs-eternal-chardonnay","title":"2024 Bondar Hope Springs Eternal Chardonnay","description":"\u003cp\u003eHope Springs Eternal is a highly anticipated new project for Andre and Selina Bondar, designed with a singular focus: to craft elite, age-worthy wines from the absolute best vineyard sites in the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the inaugural 2024 Chardonnay, they headed up to the high-altitude Bowyer Ridge vineyard in Lobethal, sitting at over 500 meters above sea level. This is a micro-production release sourced from just three select French oak barriques. The winemaking is beautifully stripped back and unadorned - free of flashy cellar tricks - allowing the cool-climate fruit to speak for itself, though it did undergo full malolactic fermentation to weave a subtle creaminess into its structural frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a tightly coiled powerhouse that has already scooped a massive 95+ points from the Halliday Wine Companion. It's a pristine, drive-y wine built for the long haul. Give it a year in the cellar to fully stretch its legs, and watch it evolve beautifully over the next decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95+ points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This needs a little time, with winemaking tricks pleasingly absent, but the acidity is coiled, crimping in flavour, of which there is ample, and texture. Time will heal. Cool nectarine, moving into ripeness, lemon, green pear, a stone fruit-kernel nuttiness, fig leaf, faint traces of oak spice. There’s a little creaminess, a crème brûlée note, appealingly fine pithiness and then the acid drive. The length is impressive. Just give this a year or so to bring out its best – it will be interesting to see its arc.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Marcus Ellis (Halliday Wine Companion)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Bondar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44121894813739,"sku":"2024 Bondar Hope Springs Eternal Chardonnay","price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/2024BondarHopeSpringsEternalChardonnay.webp?v=1785115275","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2023-bondar-hope-springs-eternal-chardonnay","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}