{"title":"Iconic Australian Chardonnay On-Hand Now!","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eANNOUNCEMENT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px; color: rgb(255, 4, 0); font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note that the 2024 Giaconda release is sold out.\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; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 4, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(12, 12, 12);\"\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;\"\u003eWithin seconds, our very limited allocation of Giaconda sold out yesterday. We have been inundated with requests from customers, and are sorry we could not quench the demand and get back to each in a timely manner. Thank you to each for your support, and please see below for more iconic Australian chardonnays which we do have on hand and ready to dispatch.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003eCheers!\u003c\/span\u003e\n\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\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eNEW FROM BEECHWORTH\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\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\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;\"\u003e2024 Fighting Gully Road Chardonnay\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\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);\"\u003eOffer: $49     \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-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\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\"Twelve months in 300L French Tronçais barrels followed by three months on lees in tank before bottling... sensational, energised acidity while keeping a pretty tight flavour profile. Spring blossom aromatics mingle with tangy citrus and white peach, grilled nuts and almond nougat with a peach custard-like texture. Clean as a whistle and bright; it moves in a linear line of brisk acidity, going long and dispensing some tart grapefruit pithiness on the finish. It's early days for this little beauty..\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. - Jeni Port, \u003cem\u003eHalliday Wine Companion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e2024 Savaterre Chardonnay\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\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);\"\u003eOffer: $120     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\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\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eWinemaker Keppel Smith says it will last 30 years!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\"Here is the art of winemaker laid bare, in all of its beauty as well as mystery. It's a slow reveal, all the better to take in a wine both plush in fruit and fine in structure, citrusy fresh and oak defined, savoury influenced and varietally pure. Complex, tangy fresh aromas arrive Beechworth-bright before leading into a tightly packed, concentrated palate of lemon citrus, grapefruit, stone fruits and toasted almonds creamily textured with honeysuckle aromatics. A suitable ending with saline cut and grip on the long finish.\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;\"\u003e97 Pts. - Jeni Port, \u003cem\u003eHalliday Wine Companion\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;\"\u003e2022 Pierro VR Chardonnay | Vintage Reserve\u003cbr\u003eNB: Not Made Every Year - \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 4, 0);\"\u003eRestocked! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cs\u003e$194\u003c\/s\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);\"\u003eOffer: $174     \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\"The Pierro VR Chardonnay is the last premium Chardonnay of the region to be released each year. It's not released every year, and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't sad about that. I respect the decision to only highlight suitable\/excellent years, but I do wish it was a mainstay. The 2022 Vintage Reserve Chardonnay is everything I hope[d] it would be. It is nutty, complex, profoundly weighty and powerful, with chamomile flowers (I feel this is the vintage shining through), yellow fruit and exceptional length. \u003cstrong\u003eThis is one of the most magnificent Chardonnays in Australia.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e98 Pts. - Erin Larkin, \u003cem\u003eThe Wine Advocate\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\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;\"\u003e2021 Mount Mary 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\u003cs\u003e$210\u003c\/s\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);\"\u003eOffer: $185     \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\"Hand picked, 20% whole-bunch pressed, the balance crushed and destemmed. Matured in French puncheons and barriques (30% new) for 11 months. A light, bright gold with green tinges. Seductive with its bouquet of melon, fresh fig, yellow peach, chamomile and a little lemongrass. A savoury nuance, too. On the palate, which is powerful, densely packed and structured, you'll find some grapefruit pith and hazelnut. Finishes extremely long, saline and gently grippy.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e96 Pts. - Philip Rich, \u003cem\u003eHalliday Wine Companion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\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;\"\u003e2024 Cullen Kevin John 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\u003cs\u003e$195\u003c\/s\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);\"\u003eOffer: $174     \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\"I like this very much, the intensity dial turned down a notch, and there is an even flow of fruit-weight and freshness, with a curb of well-placed phenolics... An excellent Kevin John. From biodynamically grown grapes.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e97 Pts. - Ned Goodwin MW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\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;\"\u003e2023 Leeuwin Estate Art Series 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\u003cs\u003e$159\u003c\/s\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);\"\u003eOffer: $149     \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\"This brilliant Chardonnay will surely come to be ranked, not only amongst the best ever from this legendary estate, not only among the best from this thrilling region, but among the best Australia has ever made. This is Grand Cru quality at what has sadly become Village pricing. A profound Chardonnay destined to become a bucketlist wine... Leeuwin have made some mindbogglingly good Chardonnays over the years, but I think none better.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e99 Pts. - Ken Gargett, \u003cem\u003eWine Pilot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\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\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccording to Bannockburn GM, Gus Pollard, 2025 will go down as the greatest (or at least equal top) vintages for Bannockburn Chardonnay ever.\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: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e From the below 1314 to the lofty SRH, these wines show the \"no holes barred\" richness and complexity that this 50+yo vineyard is famous for.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 110%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eI tasted the soon to be released Estate Chardonnay last night and I think he is right. This wine is stunningly great and proudly shows ripeness, richness and great depth that a great Meursault would be proud to call its own. Cheers, Randall.\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\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\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;\"\u003eRegister your interest with us \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/wine@randalls.net.au\"\u003evia email\u003c\/a\u003e for the Estate Chardonnay 2025 - Released soon at the start of June.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\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;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\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;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\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 1314 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\u003cs\u003e$37\u003c\/s\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);\"\u003eOffer: $29    \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 4, 0);\"\u003e In Stock Now.\u003c\/span\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(35, 35, 35); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: start;\"\u003e\"All estate fruit; 15% new oak, 85% mlf. A very bright green gold. An appealing bouquet of stone fruits, lemon curd, grilled hazelnut and a gentle waft of sea spray. As always with this wine, it's generous and mouth-filling but it's also balanced and long. Drink now and over the next two to three years.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93 Pts. - Philip Rich, \u003cem\u003eHalliday Wine Companion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; color: rgb(35, 35, 35); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; color: rgb(35, 35, 35); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(35, 35, 35); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: start; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003e93 points - \"The core of fruit flavour here is just simply delicious. In fact this wine pretty much rates as a ‘wow’ for deliciousness. It tastes of hay and yellow stonefruit, popcorn and pears, with a fully-integrated lacing of cedarwood oak. It’s a wine of excellent fruit intensity and also of out-and-out succulence. Yes please. Love this.\" - \u003cstrong\u003e93 Pts. - Campbell Mattinson,\u003cem\u003e The Wine Front\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\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\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(35, 35, 35); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: start; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\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\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(35, 35, 35); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: start; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(35, 35, 35); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2021 Bannockburn Chardonnay Museum Stock\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 110%; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\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\u003cstrong\u003eOffer: $92\u003c\/strong\u003e    \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 4, 0);\"\u003e Very Limited\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 110%; text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"line-height: 110%; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"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\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(35, 35, 35); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(35, 35, 35); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"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. 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