{"product_id":"2024-purus-chardonnay","title":"2024 Purus Chardonnay","description":"\u003cp\u003ePure white fruits | Minerality | French oak\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePurus is a translation of pristine flavours, textures and the climate of southern Margaret River Chardonnay into wine.  The vines have been carefully managed to allow only dappled light into the fruiting zone. This promotes flavour development, low tannins and bright levels of natural acidity.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePure perfumes of white pear, jasmine flower and wet granite are elegantly suspended above a palate carved from grapefruit pith and white nectarine flesh. Lashings of focused white fruit tannin and porcelain texture and length culminate in a sheer wall of quenching minerality and bristling tension.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!--\/winemaker-notes_col--\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"winemaker-notes__title\"\u003eAWARDS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(189, 155, 96);\"\u003e97pts Ray Jordan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e\"..has a precise purity and freshness about it, showing lots of white peach, a little nectarine, citrus and a sort of lemon-curd-brioche combination. The palate has a slight savoury chalky confluence that comes together and then drives with great purpose through to a long finish. This is the most stylish expression of Margaret River chardonnay that captures the awesome power of the fruit from this region.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(189, 155, 96);\"\u003e96pts Top 100 James Suckling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \"..tightly wound and precise with driven acidity and a chalky texture, showing lemon pith, white peaches, hazelnuts and flint. Mineral and focussed with great tension and length.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(189, 155, 96);\"\u003e95pts Winefront \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"...a very minerally wine, fine boned and long.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(189, 155, 96);\"\u003e95pts The Real Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(189, 155, 96);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\"..plenty here to like. Powerful and mouth-fllling on the palate, with a drive of citrus, nectarine and nutty, spicy oak. The acidity is lively and brings plenty of shape and there's some pleasing phenolic grip on the finish.\" \u003c\/em\u003eAaron Brasher\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"winemaker-notes_col rte\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbutton class=\"accordion-title\"\u003eWinemaker's Notes\u003c\/button\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-block\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"winemaker-notes__title\"\u003eALCOHOL\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12.8% by Vol | 7.6 Standard Drinks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"winemaker-notes__title\"\u003eFOOD MATCHING\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoast free range chicken | veal | strong cheeses\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"winemaker-notes__title\"\u003eGROWING SEASON\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLower than average soil moisture and higher than average temperatures through late spring and early summer allowed for smaller berries with better spacing on the bunch. This set the stage for a concentrated and intensely flavoured crop.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"winemaker-notes__title\"\u003eVARIETY\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDijon Clone Chardonnay \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"winemaker-notes__title\"\u003eWINEMAKING\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eHand picked, whole cluster pressed. The cloudy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003ejuice was wild fermented in French Oak Barriques\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eIn order to preserve the purity of fruit and natural acidity, the wine did not undergo malo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e‐\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003elactic fermentation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"winemaker-notes__title\"\u003eMATURATION\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003e40% new 228L French oak barrels for 10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003emonths with low toast levels. The wood is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eprimarily from the Vosges and Allier forests.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"winemaker-notes__title\"\u003eCELLARING POTENTIAL\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAttractive in youth | up to 8 years maturation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"winemaker-notes__title\"\u003eHARVESTED\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9th February 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c!--\/winemaker-notes_col--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"btn\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/domainenaturaliste.com.au\/pages\/reviews-purus-chardonnay\"\u003eView all awards \u0026amp; Reviews\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Naturaliste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44851066863788,"sku":"750ml","price":69.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0032\/0490\/7078\/files\/DN_Purus_Chardonnay_2023_WEB-ADJUSTED.png?v=1737359583","url":"https:\/\/domainenaturaliste.com.au\/products\/2024-purus-chardonnay","provider":"Domaine Naturaliste","version":"1.0","type":"link"}