{"product_id":"2024-bindi-quartz-chardonnay","title":"2024 Bindi Quartz Chardonnay","description":"\u003cp\u003eBindi’s Quartz Chardonnay is always a bit of a mystical release. It comes from a tiny half-hectare patch at the top of the hill where the soil is absolutely littered with white quartz. While the winemaking isn't drastically different from the Kostas Rind, the fruit from this specific spot just seems to vibrate on a higher frequency. It’s the same DNA, but with every dial turned up to ten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 vintage was a cool, wet ride in the Macedon Ranges, but as Michael Dhillon noted, things dried out perfectly in March to deliver \"pretty ideal\" conditions. There’s an incredible sense of purity here. It’s packed with grapefruit, lemon confit, and a distinct flinty, struck-match character. The oak—about 35% new—is perfectly tucked in, adding a gentle nudge of spice and a rounded, textural weight without ever crowding the crystalline fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a serious, tightly wound Chardonnay defined by its energy and saline, slate-like minerality. It’s incredibly polished and flows with a lithe, dart-thrust of flavour that lingers long after the glass is empty. With only 150 to 250 dozen made, it’s a rare bird, but for those who value tension and power, it remains the absolute benchmark for the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e97 points\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Super perfume. Incredible intensity. Amazing sense of purity... a lithe, dart-thrust of flavour and shiny, slate and granite-like minerality. What A Wine.\u003cbr\u003e- Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e99 points\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\"Showing all the hallmarks of fine Burgundian wines while expressing a strong sense of place... This is a serious Australian chardonnay. Wow.\"\u003cbr\u003e- James Suckling\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Bindi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42480147693611,"sku":"2024 Bindi Quartz Chardonnay","price":145.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/2024BindiQuartzChardonnay.webp?v=1763422357","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2024-bindi-quartz-chardonnay","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}