{"product_id":"2025-bannockburn-s-r-h-chardonnay","title":"2025 Bannockburn S.R.H. Chardonnay","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwelve rows of Chardonnay planted in 1976 are the source of Bannockburn’s flagship white. Named for founder Stuart Reginald Hooper, S.R.H. comes from the estate’s oldest Chardonnay vines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThose rows sit midway up a north-facing slope at Olive Tree Hill, with roots reaching an ancient seabed beneath clay and limestone. It’s a small, distinct section of the vineyard that consistently produces Bannockburn’s most complex Chardonnay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 2025 was hand picked, whole-bunch pressed and wild fermented in French oak, around 40% new. Partial malolactic fermentation and ten months on lees, mostly without stirring, have built texture around the concentrated fruit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeach, pear and preserved citrus come with cashew, pastry and a savoury, stony edge. There’s plenty of flavour and weight, but fresh acidity keeps it flowing through a particularly long finish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGive it time to open in the glass if you’re drinking it now, and put a few bottles away if you can. Stunning Chardonnay and extremely limited.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is fluid flavour delivered at its most fancy. It’s plainly excellent.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Bannockburn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50516577583147,"sku":"2025 Bannockburn S.R.H. Chardonnay","price":109.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/2024BannockburnS.R.H.Chardonnay_fe250c9f-28c6-463c-8082-16e41bef3e51.png?v=1790891868","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2025-bannockburn-s-r-h-chardonnay","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}