{"title":"2025 Bannockburn Release: A Vintage of New Heights","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Now - New Arrivals Container Tasting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;\"\u003eEvening of Tuesday, 9 June: 6:30-8:00pm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 4, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;\"\u003e$109 per head\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;\"\u003eWhere: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003eOld Railway Hotel \"Front Bar\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003eAKA Sausages Made Simple Salumeria, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003e118 Ireland St, West Melbourne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003ePlease join us on \u003cstrong\u003eTuesday 9 June\u003c\/strong\u003e for a casual ('sit down\") tasting at the U Bar. With a small plate of salumi at your side, you’ll taste through a line-up of new arrivals ex-ship, including but not limited to:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003e2024 Keller, Rheinhessen - Rare Pinot Noir Reserve\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003e2024 Picq, Chablis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003e2024 Denis Race, Chablis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003e2023 Albert Grivault, Meursault\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003e2022 Jean Grivot, Burgundy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003e2022 Ch. Cissac, Bordeaux \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003e2024 Ch Thivin, Beaujolais\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003e2024 Dom. de l'Aste, Burgundy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003eMultiple wines from many of these fine producers,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003e+ More!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003eRandall will chat about regions, terroirs, vintages, and the characters behind the bottles — and, true to form, he’ll finish the night with a special surprise from the cellar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;\"\u003eOnly 14 seats available now, so get in quick! sales@randalls.net.au\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 4, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(12, 12, 12);\"\u003e     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eNew from Geelong's benchmark 50yo vineyard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2025 Bannockburn: \"If this Pinot, Chardonnay and Gamay 2025 are not the greatest ever, there are none we have ever made that are better!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e- Gus pollard, GM Bannockburn Vineyards.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;\"\u003eI've tasted these three new release wines and I can confirm that they are stunning, and \u003cstrong\u003eBannockburn has most probably never made better (and that's stating a lot!). \u003c\/strong\u003e It was the earliest vintage to date, a warm and steady harvest where all varieties ripened at different times and the hand-picking and grape processing took place in a measured, well-planned way, which is a luxury winemakers love but rarely get! It started on St. Valentine's day and was finished about a month later on St. Pat's day. It's a vintage blessed by the saints! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAs many of you know, I'm a white burgundy lover, and this new Bannockburn Chardonnay just blows me away for its value and a burgundy-like density and weight with nuanced complexities and satisfying ageability. I can't wait to taste this in 10 years, and I can't wait to taste another bottle next week! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Pinot is bigger and more powerful than usual, and yes as stated, probably the best ever. The Gamay is impressively dark and surprisingly flavoursome, with its whole-bunch savoury \/ herbal edge and the deep well of fruit supporting each other. Bravo Bannockburn.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCheers, Randall.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e2025 Bannockburn Chardonnay\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 4, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(12, 12, 12);\"\u003e$\u003cs\u003e75\u003c\/s\u003e | \u003cstrong\u003eOffer:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 4, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(12, 12, 12);\"\u003e$69 Singles | $67 in Straight 6 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 4, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(12, 12, 12);\"\u003e$149 in-Magnum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\"There are yellow stone fruits characters here, and an array of sweet spice notes, but it’s the flesh, the rush and the juice of grapefruit and ripe pear flavours that both dominate and seduce. This wine really does make you dive quickly in for more. There’s a subtle smokiness, some tonic and mineral-like notes, and an especially noticeable (extra) linger to the finish. This is one of those wines where the acidity itself feels flushed with flavour. The aftertaste then adds some pebble-stone characters, just because it can. What a wine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e96 Pts. - Campbell Mattinson, \u003cem\u003eThe Wine Front\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e2025 Bannockburn Pinot Noir\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 4, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(12, 12, 12);\"\u003e$\u003cs\u003e75\u003c\/s\u003e | \u003cstrong\u003eOffer:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 4, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(12, 12, 12);\"\u003e$69 Singles | $67 in Straight 6 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 4, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(12, 12, 12);\"\u003e$149 in-Magnum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The first word that came to mind was unsweet. I’m not even sure that’s a word. This is a particularly earthen Pinot Noir with root vegetable characters running through black cherry, chicory, woodsmoke and fistfuls of roasted spices. I’m tempted to call this Pinot Noir for grown-ups but that’s a silly phrase so I’ll refrain. We get beautiful, fine-meshed, grapey tannin here, and sinewy characters, and a genuine, savoury push of flavour through the finish. I’m as certain as I can be that this wine will mature well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e95 Pts. - Campbell Mattinson, \u003cem\u003eThe Wine Front\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e2025 Bannockburn Gamay\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 4, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(12, 12, 12);\"\u003e$\u003cs\u003e46\u003c\/s\u003e | \u003cstrong\u003eOffer:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 4, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(12, 12, 12);\"\u003e$44 Singles | $42 in Straight 6\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\"Bannockburn makes such good gamay. It’s grown on a 1.4 acre block planted in 2014. Absolutely pitch perfect. I mean, come on. It’s so bright and yet, at the same time, so well fruited; it has freshness and substance and luminance in equal and harmonious measure. Cherry-berry flavours, some blueberry, some blood orange and ferrous notes, and intricate stitchings of spice. Trace elements of herbs and smoked, roasted meats. A bit of gloss but a liveliness at the same time. Everything here is exactly the ticket.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e94 Pts. - Campbell Mattinson, \u003cem\u003eThe Wine Front\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;\"\u003e2021 Bannockburn Chardonnay Museum Stock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;\"\u003eOffer: $92    \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 4, 0);\"\u003e Very Limited\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\u003eA “museum” release and very low in stock now. This is still fresh and lively but showing a tiny touch of development in a very positive, classy sense.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e'[..] True to the Bannockburn style, which offers both power and finesse. The former is set in structure and solid in body. The latter is all about a world of marvellous fruit and oak flavours...It's dense, lifted by a citrusy acidity that is just so cleansing, so right.' \u003cstrong\u003e95 Pts - Jeni Port, The Wine Companion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003e“The late Stuart Hooper had a deep love for the wines of Burgundy, and was able to drink the best. When he established Bannockburn, it was inevitable that pinot noir and chardonnay would form the major part of the plantings... Bannockburn is still owned by members of the Hooper family, who continue to respect Stuart’s strong belief in making wines that reflect the flavours of the certified-organic vineyard.” ★★★★★ Halliday Wine Companion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"2022-bannockburn-chardonnay-750ml-bottle-copy","title":"2021 Bannockburn Chardonnay 750Ml Bottle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eA “museum” release and very low in stock now. This is still fresh and lively but showing a tiny touch of development. 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This wine really does make you dive quickly in for more. There’s a subtle smokiness, some tonic and mineral-like notes, and an especially noticeable (extra) linger to the finish. This is one of those wines where the acidity itself feels flushed with flavour. The aftertaste then adds some pebble-stone characters, just because it can. 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I’m not even sure that’s a word. This is a particularly earthen Pinot Noir with root vegetable characters running through black cherry, chicory, woodsmoke and fistfuls of roasted spices. I’m tempted to call this Pinot Noir for grown-ups but that’s a silly phrase so I’ll refrain. We get beautiful, fine-meshed, grapey tannin here, and sinewy characters, and a genuine, savoury push of flavour through the finish. I’m as certain as I can be that this wine will mature well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e95 Pts. - Campbell Mattinson, \u003cem\u003eThe Wine Front\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Heart \u0026 Soil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44238454194356,"sku":null,"price":69.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/Bannockburn-Pinot-noir.png?v=1762918144"},{"product_id":"2025-bannockburn-gamay-750ml","title":"2025 Bannockburn Gamay 750Ml","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\"Bannockburn makes such good gamay. 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I’m as certain as I can be that this wine will mature well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e95 Pts. - Campbell Mattinson, \u003cem\u003eThe Wine Front\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Heart \u0026 Soil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44238455046324,"sku":null,"price":149.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/Bannockburn-Pinot-noir.png?v=1762918144"},{"product_id":"2025-bannockburn-chardonnay-magnum","title":"2025 Bannockburn Chardonnay MAGNUM","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eNew from Geelong's benchmark 50yo vineyard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 150%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 20px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2025 Bannockburn: \"If this Pinot, Chardonnay and Gamay 2025 are not the greatest ever, there are none we have ever made that are better!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003e- Gus pollard, GM Bannockburn Vineyards.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\"There are yellow stone fruits characters here, and an array of sweet spice notes, but it’s the flesh, the rush and the juice of grapefruit and ripe pear flavours that both dominate and seduce. This wine really does make you dive quickly in for more. There’s a subtle smokiness, some tonic and mineral-like notes, and an especially noticeable (extra) linger to the finish. This is one of those wines where the acidity itself feels flushed with flavour. The aftertaste then adds some pebble-stone characters, just because it can. 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