{"product_id":"shaw-smith-2024-lenswood-vineyard-chardonnay","title":"2024 Shaw + Smith Lenswood Vineyard Chardonnay","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA world-class Chardonnay \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA wine of breathtaking precision and cool-climate grace\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLenswood brilliance at its peak\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e97 points Halliday Wine Companion | 97 points Jamessuckling.com | 96 points The Wine Front \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"501\" data-start=\"280\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"501\" data-start=\"428\"\u003e Precision, Power \u0026amp; Purity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-end=\"633\" data-start=\"503\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"633\" data-start=\"505\"\u003e“Australia’s Champion Chardonnay — a wine of breathtaking precision and cool-climate grace from the iconic Lenswood Vineyard.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"665\" data-start=\"640\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"665\" data-start=\"648\"\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1186\" data-start=\"667\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"682\" data-start=\"667\"\u003eAppearance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pale straw with green highlights — vibrant and luminous in the glass.\u003cbr data-end=\"755\" data-start=\"752\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"765\" data-start=\"755\"\u003eAroma:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pure and intense — white peach, lemon curd and nectarine interlace with flint, cashew and struck-match complexity.\u003cbr data-end=\"883\" data-start=\"880\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"894\" data-start=\"883\"\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sculpted and textural, showing a brilliant fusion of ripe stone fruit and mineral tension. 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