{"product_id":"vasse-felix-heytesbury-chardonnay-2023","title":"Vasse Felix \"Heytesbury\" Chardonnay 2023","description":"\u003c!-- STYLE PROFILE SECTION CONTAINER --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"clear: both; display: flow-root; margin-bottom: 30px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch3 style=\"color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 24px; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003eStyle Profile at a Glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-bottom: 10px; border-top: 1px solid #eaeaea;\"\u003e\n        \u003cthead\u003e\n            \u003ctr\u003e\n                \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 12px 10px; border-bottom: 2px solid #eaeaea; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #666666;\"\u003eAttribute\u003c\/th\u003e\n                \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 12px 10px; border-bottom: 2px solid #eaeaea; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; 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letter-spacing: 2px; width: 30%;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #a82228;\"\u003e●●●●\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e0e0e0;\"\u003e●\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003c\/tr\u003e\n            \u003c!-- Sweetness --\u003e\n            \u003ctr\u003e\n                \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 16px 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; color: #222222; font-weight: bold;\" scope=\"row\"\u003eSweetness\u003c\/th\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 16px 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: #444444;\"\u003eBone Dry\u003c\/td\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 16px 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 2px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #a82228;\"\u003e●\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e0e0e0;\"\u003e●●●●\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003c\/tr\u003e\n            \u003c!-- Acidity --\u003e\n            \u003ctr\u003e\n                \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 16px 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; color: #222222; font-weight: bold;\" scope=\"row\"\u003eAcidity\u003c\/th\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 16px 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: #444444;\"\u003ePowerful, Vivid \u0026amp; Persistent\u003c\/td\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 16px 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 2px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #a82228;\"\u003e●●●●\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e0e0e0;\"\u003e●\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003c\/tr\u003e\n            \u003c!-- Oak --\u003e\n            \u003ctr\u003e\n                \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 16px 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px; color: #222222; font-weight: bold;\" scope=\"row\"\u003eOak\u003c\/th\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 16px 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: #444444;\"\u003eProminent \u0026amp; Sophisticated (9 mos in 52% new French oak)\u003c\/td\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 16px 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eaeaea; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 2px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #a82228;\"\u003e●●●●\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #e0e0e0;\"\u003e●\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n            \u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n    \u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- CRITIC SCORES BOX --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"clear: both; display: flow-root; background-color: #fbf8f1; border: 1px solid #e8e4d9; border-radius: 8px; padding: 24px; margin-bottom: 30px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch4 style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 15px; color: #a82228; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.5px;\"\u003eCritical Recognition\u003c\/h4\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"display: inline-block; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0; padding: 8px 14px; border-radius: 4px; min-width: 130px; margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n            \u003cspan style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; color: #666666; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.5px;\"\u003eWine Advocate\u003c\/span\u003e \n            \u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; color: #a82228;\"\u003e97+ \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;\"\u003epts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"display: inline-block; background: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0; padding: 8px 14px; border-radius: 4px; min-width: 130px; margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n            \u003cspan style=\"display: block; font-size: 11px; color: #666666; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.5px;\"\u003eJames Suckling\u003c\/span\u003e \n            \u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; color: #a82228;\"\u003e97 \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;\"\u003epts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 0; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n        \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e97+ Points - Wine Advocate (Robert Parker):\u003c\/strong\u003e The 2023 Heytesbury Chardonnay reveals all the poise and balance we expect from the season. It is awesome. This feels totally weighted on the back palate. The fruit intensity, coupled with powerful acidity and phenolic presence, fully penetrates beyond mere \"flavor experience\" and dives deep into the senses; the only option left is to ride that wave until it slowly fades. It's a persistent, sophisticated wine of latent power and patience. While this is released two years from harvest, it doesn't start to show its complex potential until around five years from harvest and far beyond that. It's slow to emerge and slow to age. This is a 100% Gingin clone Chardonnay, matured in French oak barriques, 52% new, for nine months, with seven months blended in tank prior to bottling. 13% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.\u003c\/li\u003e\n        \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e97 Points - James Suckling:\u003c\/strong\u003e An intensely complex and inviting nose with aromas of lemon curd, grapefruit rind, orange blossoms and gunsmoke. The medium-bodied palate has a textural mouthfeel and vivid acidity, showing notes of lime zest, mandarin pith, fresh pineapple and cookies. Multidimensional and giving with an underlying tension. Exceptional. Drink or hold. Screw cap.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- HIGHLIGHTS --\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eHighlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7; margin-bottom: 30px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e100% Gingin Clone Chardonnay:\u003c\/strong\u003e This flagship cuvée focuses exclusively on the revered Gingin clone, famous in Western Australia for its \"hen and chicken\" berries that provide incredible concentration, texture, and natural acidity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTerroir \u0026amp; Vintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sourced from Vasse Felix's premier sites in Margaret River. The 2023 season delivered exceptional poise and balance, allowing for immense fruit intensity coupled with a profound phenolic presence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eElevage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fermented and matured for 9 months in French oak barriques (52% new), followed by an additional 7 months of blending and resting in stainless steel tanks prior to bottling. This two-step process harmonizes the rich oak integration with the wine's piercing acidity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCellaring Trajectory:\u003c\/strong\u003e Renowned for being \"slow to emerge and slow to age,\" this vintage possesses serious latent power. It is designed to begin revealing its true, multidimensional potential around five years from harvest (circa 2028).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- TASTING NOTES --\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7; margin-bottom: 30px;\"\u003ePouring a brilliant pale gold, this awesome Margaret River icon opens with an intensely complex, inviting bouquet. Expressive aromas of lemon curd, grapefruit rind, and orange blossoms are distinctly interwoven with Vasse Felix's signature struck-flint and gunsmoke reduction. On the palate, it is highly textural and remarkably weighted toward the back palate. Layers of fresh pineapple, mandarin pith, lime zest, and warm cookies are driven by vivid, powerful acidity and a firm phenolic grip. It is a multidimensional, persistently tense wine that deeply penetrates the senses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- SERVING SUGGESTION --\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 20px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eServing Suggestion\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7; margin-bottom: 30px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTemperature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Serve at 52-55°F (11-13°C) in a large Burgundy bowl to allow its complex reduction and dense aromatics to breathe and expand.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDecanting:\u003c\/strong\u003e A vigorous decant of 1 to 2 hours is highly recommended in its youth to unlock its latent power. This is a wine of immense patience; while thrilling now, it will profoundly reward cellaring through 2035 and beyond. Sealed under screw cap for pristine preservation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Fine Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48573955276971,"sku":"VAF004-23","price":585.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/3023\/7867\/files\/VasseFelix_Heytesbury_Chardonnay_f98cd8ea-1775-4e40-9d2f-ddaf37b3143e.webp?v=1794301204","url":"https:\/\/www.regiswine.com.hk\/products\/vasse-felix-heytesbury-chardonnay-2023","provider":"Regis Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}