{"product_id":"2025-dr-edge-tasmania-oak-matured-chardonnay","title":"2025 Dr. Edge Tasmania Barrique Matured Chardonnay","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeter Dredge is one of the most compelling characters in the modern Tasmanian wine scene. The Dr Edge label started as an alter-ego project to break free from corporate winemaking constraints, giving Dredge a platform to highlight Tassie's distinct sub-regions with an unpretentious, hands-off approach. This season, he has launched a fascinating side-by-side study using identical fruit parcels to show exactly how different maturation vessels alter a wine's DNA.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor this component of the series, Dredge sources a three-way fruit blend from the Derwent Valley, Tamar Valley, and East Coast. The juice goes straight into seasoned French oak barriques for a natural ferment on full lees, including a tiny handful of whole clusters hidden in the barrels. It sits for nine months without any heavy-handed intervention or modern polishing tricks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's a lovely richness and approachability to the 2025's. It leads with a distinct, smoky flintiness and a punch of savoury reduction before opening up into green pear flesh, lemon peel, and a distinct herbal lift, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ewith the wood further rounding things out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's deep, structured, layered and just so damn delicious to drink. One of our favourite Aussie Chardies in ripping form!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e96 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There’s so much interest, so much power and so much length, with perfectly judged texture and all-round balance. In fact I’d have this wine in the conversation as one of the best chardonnays of the year. \"\u003cbr\u003e- Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Dr. Edge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44262293831723,"sku":"2025 Dr. Edge Tasmania Barrique Matured Chardonnay","price":60.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/DrEdgeTasmaniaBarriqueMaturedChardonnay2025.png?v=1783578170","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2025-dr-edge-tasmania-oak-matured-chardonnay","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}