{"product_id":"2023-weingut-bischel-chardonnay-reserve","title":"2023 Weingut Bischel Chardonnay Reserve","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBischel’s Chardonnay Reserve deserves serious attention and we’re delighted to have it in this shipment: a concentrated, barrel-fermented German Chardonnay with the flavour and texture to win over the Burgundy \/ Aussie Chardy drinkers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristian and Matthias Runkel draw on two terraces in St. Laurenzikapelle in Gau-Algesheim. The warmer lower section gives generously ripe fruit, while the higher, chalkier parcel produces smaller berries that bring finesse to the blend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe organically grown fruit is picked late by hand and slowly pressed as whole bunches. Wild fermentation in French oak is followed by twelve months on lees, building depth and creaminess.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApple and melon come through with roasted almond, a little flint and reduction and well-integrated toasty oak. There’s lovely weight and power through the middle, balanced by fresh acidity and a long, dry finish with a salty, chalky grip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis has plenty to offer now, particularly with some air, and enough concentration to develop in bottle. Properly ambitious Chardonnay, and another reminder of just how much quality the Runkel brothers deliver beyond Riesling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZooaKy5Xpg8?si=dFJ45raDIBLhywP6\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Weingut Bischel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43940649500715,"sku":"2023 Weingut Bischel Chardonnay Reserve","price":89.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/2023WeingutBischelChardonnayReserve.png?v=1792482832","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2023-weingut-bischel-chardonnay-reserve","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}