{"product_id":"2020-kumeu-river-mates-vineyard-chardonnay","title":"2020 Kumeu River Mate's Vineyard Chardonnay","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eA perfect Chardonnay — precise, powerful and utterly complete. This is world-class wine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e100 Points – JamesSuckling.com (No.1 Wine in the World)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"156\" data-end=\"226\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"224\"\u003eAuckland, NZ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"364\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"289\" data-end=\"306\"\u003e$150 a bottle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"306\" data-end=\"309\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"364\"\u003eFlagship • Single Vineyard • World-Class Chardonnay\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"408\" data-end=\"502\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"502\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"502\"\u003e“A perfect Chardonnay — precise, powerful and utterly complete. 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