{"product_id":"domenica-chardonnay-2023-copy","title":"Domenica Chardonnay 2025","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDomenica Estate Chardonnay 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eBeechworth, Victoria\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003ePeter Graham spent over a decade as assistant winemaker at Giaconda — the producer most serious Chardonnay drinkers consider Australia's benchmark. When he started his own label on a remote granite ridge above Beechworth, the bar was always going to be set high. Vintage after vintage, he's cleared it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eDomenica sits 460 metres atop a granite ridge south-west of Beechworth, with just 4 hectares planted to Chardonnay, Nebbiolo, Shiraz and Gamay — all reflecting their high-altitude origin with a gripping mineral texture. Ten acres of hand-tended, low-cropped vines produce a mere 1,500 cases annually across the entire range — this is genuinely small, hands-on winemaking, not a marketing claim. \u003cspan class=\"inline-flex\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe 2025 vintage is a particularly fine one. A cool, dry growing season with warm late-January and early-February weather allowed the fruit to ripen fully in excellent condition, handpicked over ten days by block and clone in mid-February. The wine was fermented in a mix of 600 litre demi-muids and 228 litre barriques, with new oak at around 20% — pitched to sit in the background — and only about half the wine taken through malolactic fermentation, preserving a driving natural acidity that builds texture without losing tension.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eIn the glass: pale straw in colour. A medium-bodied wine with fragrant white flowers, stone fruit, and ginger aromatics leading a mineral driven front palate. Aromas of honeysuckle, white nectarine, and grapefruit are chased by a fine line of acidity on the palate; carrying a stoney influence from the granite soils.The lightly toasted larger format oak brings depth and texture to the mid-palate, allowing the fruit to expand and carry through the full length of the wine. A wine of startling purity, and a true representation of site.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis is serious, age-worthy Australian Chardonnay priced well below what's actually in the bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domenica","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47928159273125,"sku":"DOMCHARD25","price":60.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/2597\/2133\/files\/IMG_3341.png?v=1781753438","url":"https:\/\/wine.thestunnedmullet.com.au\/products\/domenica-chardonnay-2023-copy","provider":"The Stunned Mullet Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}