{"product_id":"dawn-chorus-2025-chardonnay","title":"Dawn Chorus 2025 Chardonnay","description":"\u003cp\u003eInteresting flint, pear and nectarine aromas on the nose. The wine builds on the palate with lemon, nougat and a fresh minerality. The acid is bright, balanced and carries the wine through an attractively textured mid-palate. The finish persists…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe place.\u003c\/strong\u003e Grown inland, about 20 miles from the sea, nestled at the bottom of uplifted limestone hills. Some 45,000 years ago this valley was a salt lake, formed as Aotearoa was lifted out of the ocean. The sea water is long gone, but it left shallow river silts over greywacke stone and deep, slightly saline sub-soils. Combined with a classically cool climate and low rainfall, they give us grapes with moderate sugars, bright acidity and beautifully complex wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe making.\u003c\/strong\u003e Minimal intervention, maximum intention. 2025 was a warm growing season with plenty of work in the vineyard to keep the canopy in check and the fruit healthy. We harvest in the cool of the morning — a little after the dawn chorus, while there's still dew on the ground. At the winery, natural ferments and a long period on yeast lees create complexity and balance. We're committed to a more mineral, pure style of Chardonnay — no oak barrels, just time on lees and a little stirring for texture and interest. A single-pass filtration on the way to bottle locks all the goodness in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCertified organic fruit · Alc 14.0% · pH 3.4 · TA 5.99 g\/L\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIn the USA? Buy it near you.\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/find-us-usa\"\u003eFind Dawn Chorus wines at a retailer near you\u003c\/a\u003e — live stock, prices, delivery and pickup options across the States.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"East Coast Trading Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52834988294461,"sku":"DC-CH-25","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/9285\/3309\/files\/DAWNCHORUS-CHARDONNAY-2025.jpg?v=1786682861","url":"https:\/\/eastcoasttrading.co.nz\/products\/dawn-chorus-2025-chardonnay","provider":"East Coast Trading Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}