{"product_id":"2025-deep-woods-estate-reserve-chardonnay","title":"2025 Deep Woods Estate Reserve Chardonnay","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeep Woods has become one of the go-to names for Margaret River Chardonnay, and the 2025 Reserve is one of their best releases in years. It's the work of chief winemaker Julian Langworthy, a former Halliday Winemaker of the Year and Jimmy Watson winner, alongside senior winemakers Matt Buchan and Emma Gillespie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's all Gin Gin clone, from two northern Wilyabrup vineyards plus a cool Karridale site, each within 10km of the Indian Ocean. After the warm 2024 season, some uneven shoot growth meant a smaller crop, so the team hand-picked from 20 February and took only the fully ripe bunches. Then came their typical Chardonnay method; whole-bunch pressing, a wild ferment on full solids in French oak and nine months on lees. New oak went up a touch to 40%, and this is the last Reserve to include fruit from the Bridgeland vineyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's real power and breadth here. Ripe white peach and grapefruit, a flinty, slightly struck-match edge, a salty coastal note and some nutty lees richness, all held tight by chalky acidity through a long finish. The oak's there, but the fruit soaks it up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConcentrated, saline and properly built to age - this is the Deep Woods house style turned up a notch, and the swan song for Bridgeland in this wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e98 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There's lovely harmony and plushness... Another excellent release from this Australian stalwart.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Ryan Montgomery (James Suckling)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e97 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a stunning and stirring example of Margaret River chardonnay from what turned out to be an excellent year... Really is a first-rate wine.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Ray Jordan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e96 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Stunning chardonnay... It's as delicious as it is fantastic.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Campbell Mattinson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Deep Woods Estate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68099560439851,"sku":"2025 Deep Woods Estate Reserve Chardonnay","price":85.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/2021DeepWoodsEstateReserveChardonnay_ec6cc7ad-7cce-4880-8ad1-61603366f00c.png?v=1794273010","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2025-deep-woods-estate-reserve-chardonnay","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}