{"product_id":"valli-2022-waitaki-vineyard-chardonnay","title":"2022 Valli Waitaki Vineyard Chardonnay","description":"\u003ch3\u003eA breathtaking Chardonnay — mineral and precise, with the tension, purity and limestone-driven depth of Grand Cru Chablis.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThis is one of New Zealand's finest cool-climate expressions of the variety.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 Points – Wine Advocate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWaitaki, Otago, NZ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e$90 a bottle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSingle Vineyard • Cool-Climate • Waitaki Chardonnay\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This is like Grand Cru Chablis.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e— Wine Advocate\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTasting 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