{"product_id":"2025-mulline-sutherlands-creek-chardonnay","title":"2025 Mulline Sutherlands Creek Chardonnay","description":"\u003cp\u003eSourced from the Strathmore vineyard in the warmer, drier pocket of Sutherlands Creek, this is Mulline’s more \"generous\" expression of Chardonnay. Planted in 1998 to the refined P58 clone, the site sits on a unique mix of loams and fragmented granite, which always seems to imbue the wine with a signature yellow stone fruit ripeness and a glassy texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinemaker Ben Mullen handles this fruit with a light touch to ensure that its natural sunshine doesn't tip into heaviness. The juice was pressed whole-bunch with full solids into a mix of French and Austrian oak. To hit the sweet spot between richness and zip, about 30% of the wine underwent malolactic fermentation. The result is a Chardonnay that balances plush, slightly more golden fruit with a refreshing crunch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s an intense experience - think pear, peach, and nectarine layered with subtle cedar and a cool, oyster-shell minerality. While it’s tightly coiled, the nervy texture makes it incredibly moreish right now. It is a class act and now clearly the star vineyard for Chardonnay in the Mulline line up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e97+ points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A very bright green gold. A pure-fruited and cool bouquet featuring perfectly ripened white peach, subtle wood-derived vanillin and complex oyster-shell notes.\" - Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e95+ points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sutherland Creek Chardonnay is a star of the stellar Mulline range. This release sees Sutherland Creek at its brilliant best...\"\u003cbr\u003e- Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Mulline","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43998018895915,"sku":"2025 Mulline Sutherlands Creek Chardonnay","price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/2024MullineSutherlandsCreekChardonnay_4e9eb06d-2d0e-4b6a-8bec-104a754d071a.webp?v=1761604105","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2025-mulline-sutherlands-creek-chardonnay","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}