{"product_id":"2025-clonakilla-chardonnay","title":"2025 Clonakilla Chardonnay","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTim Kirk's Chardonnay travels well beyond Clonakilla's home base at Murrumbateman. The fruit comes from the Johansen family vineyards in Tumbarumba, in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains at higher altitude and a more southerly latitude than the winery's main site. The result is a distinctly different character: precision, delicacy and cool-climate energy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWarm days and cool nights let the grapes ripen slowly, building flavour while holding freshness and mineral acidity. Whole bunch pressed into French oak puncheons and barriques, fermented in barrel and matured on lees for 11 months without stirring. A final three months in tank before bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFloral and citrus on the nose, grapefruit and meyer lemon, with fresh mineral acid framing the palate. The texture and length here are real, with subtle power behind the delicacy. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAlready delicious but clearly built to age, this is a delightful cool-climate Chardonnay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e94 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"really good intensity and middle focus, energetic, and lingering long on the follow-through. Smart chardonnay, with a future.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Huon Hooke (The Real Review)\u003c\/p\u003e \n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e94 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A wine of elegance, refinement and finesse, there is good intensity, which is maintained throughout, and impressive length. A superb Chardonnay from a cooler climate\"\u003cbr\u003e- Ken Gargett (Wine Pilot\u003c\/p\u003e \n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Clonakilla","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45322656186411,"sku":"2025 Clonakilla Chardonnay","price":49.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/2024ClonakillaChardonnay_7f7f3317-2575-4b51-b09e-2a207949bdd6.png?v=1789446830","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2025-clonakilla-chardonnay","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}