{"product_id":"2024-bondar-hope-springs-eternal-shiraz","title":"2024 Bondar Hope Springs Eternal Shiraz","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe second installment in Bondar’s elite Hope Springs Eternal micro-project is a spectacular, single-barrel release that marks a career high for winemaker Andre Bondar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fruit comes from a prized, elevated block of 1971-planted vines at the certified biodynamic Hickinbotham Vineyard in Clarendon. Grown on red soils studded with ironstone, this cool-climate site yields fruit of incredible focus. Andre fermented this mostly as whole bunches and gave it a patient, two-year élevage in a single, old, thick-walled 600L demi-muid. Total production is a tiny 600 bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScoring 96 points from the Halliday Wine Companion, reviewer Marcus Ellis notes its stunning refinement and compact structure. It is packed with dark plum, blackberry, sour cherry, and a graphitic, granitic mineral quality, all backed by tobacco leaf and dried herbs. It is a brooding, detailed masterpiece built for the long haul. If you’re cracking one early, give it plenty of air to watch those complex layers unfurl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e96+ points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There’s a compactness here, a finely packed spiciness, a graphitic and almost granitic mineral quality, dried herbs, tobacco and a twiggy snap in the background. Refinement reigns, like the grenache in the range, with time the key, though abundant air reveals layer after layer of subtle detail. A wine of real cellar potential.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Marcus Ellis (Halliday Wine Companion)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Bondar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44121893699627,"sku":"2024 Bondar Hope Springs Eternal Shiraz","price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/2024BondarHopeSpringsEternalShiraz.webp?v=1785115286","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2024-bondar-hope-springs-eternal-shiraz","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}