{"product_id":"wilimee-chardonnay-2024","title":"Wilimee Chardonnay 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"In the Macedon Ranges, on a patch of ancient, rare Cambrian soil that sits at 600m above sea level and neighbours a sacred greenstone quarry once mined by the Wurundjeri people to make stone axes, is a small, family-run vineyard by the name of Wilimee. Winemaker Ben Ranken, his wife, Sally Richardson, and their children moved to the region in ’13, purchasing the old Portree vineyard and returning it to its Indigenous name. The vineyard, established in '82, is planted solely to chardonnay and pinot noir. These 2 varieties dominate Wilimee’s small range of minimal-intervention wines.\" \u003cstrong\u003eHalliday Wine Companion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eBen Ranken has extensive experience in winemaking, having worked in many regions across Australia, France and the United States. His wine has won awards such as top ten in Australia at the James Halliday Challenge and Wine of Show at the Victorian Wine Show. Ben was also a finalist in the 2018\/19\/20\/21 Winemaker \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/younggunofwine.com\/winemaker\/ben-ranken-wilimee\/\"\u003eYoung Gun of Wine\u003c\/a\u003e competition, winning the inaugral 2021 Vigneron Award. Also Wilimee was finalist in the 2021 Best Vineyard Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eSoil type: Red Cambrian\u003cbr\u003eAltitude: 600m\u003cbr\u003eVines planted: 1982\u003cbr\u003eSize: 2.06 hectare vineyard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eYield 660 grams\/vine (or 43HL\/ha adjusted to 10,000vines\/ha) Burgundy Grand Cru yield limits are 40-64HL\/ha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eNatural ferment, no fining or filtration, winemaking according to the lunar cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVegan Friendly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Slow Beer and Wine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48261011767449,"sku":null,"price":64.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0570\/4030\/6329\/files\/BB7BF3A5-75C4-4A33-8C59-9843ABCF715A.jpg?v=1782368987","url":"https:\/\/www.slowbeerandwine.com.au\/products\/wilimee-chardonnay-2024","provider":"Slow Beer and Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}