{"product_id":"2024-savaterre-chardonnay","title":"2024 Savaterre Chardonnay","description":"\u003cp\u003eKeppell Smith first laid eyes on what would become the Savaterre vineyard back in 1996, a granite-rich slope on Beechworth’s legendary “Golden Mile”. Since then, his Chardonnays have carved out a place among the most profound in the country - complex, long-lived, and absolutely world-class.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 vintage was exceptional for the estate. A small crop and close-planted, mature vines allowed the fruit to ripen slowly through long warm days and cool nights. Keppell describes this as a year for \u003cem\u003e\"finesse and precision,\"\u003c\/em\u003e and while the wine has the signature Savaterre intensity, it’s remarkably tightly coiled and focused.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAromatically, it’s all white nectarine, lime blossom, and beeswax, backed by more complex notes of sandalwood, hazelnut, and pink grapefruit. The palate is driven by a powerful line of acidity and a length that persists for minutes. Decant if drinking young - this wine will continue to build and evolve over two decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of Australia’s great Chardonnays, from one of the most detail-obsessed producers in the game. Extremely limited.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e97 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Here is the art of winemaker laid bare, in all of its beauty as well as mystery. It's a slow reveal, all the better to take in a wine both plush in fruit and fine in structure, citrusy fresh and oak defined, savoury influenced and varietally pure... A suitable ending with saline cut and grip on the long finish.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Jeni Port (Halliday Wine Companion)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e96 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a richer iteration of Savaterre Chardonnay with not much in the way of struck match... spicy oak, a mix of nectarine, pear, lime and melon with a tangy and savoury finish of outstanding length.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Savaterre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43951108292651,"sku":"2024 Savaterre Chardonnay","price":120.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/2022SavaterreChardonnay_e7f9112c-857b-4d3f-a861-2241f61d4ca5_1.webp?v=1752195362","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2024-savaterre-chardonnay","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}