{"product_id":"2023-derwent-estate-calcaire-chardonnay-750ml","title":"2024 Derwent Estate Calcaire Chardonnay 750ml","description":"\u003ch4\u003ePre-Order: This item will be fulfilled and dispatched within one week after your order is placed. Stock is limited and availability may change.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOverview\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCalcaire is Derwent Estate's reserve-level Chardonnay from Tasmania's Derwent Valley, grown over rare Permian limestone derived from an ancient seabed. The 2024 is a focused, age-worthy expression combining exceptional fruit purity and natural acidity with wild fermentation, fine solids, integrated French oak and full malolactic fermentation. Huon Hooke awarded it 98 points and selected it as an Australian Wine of the Week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eVineyard\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Chardonnay is grown on a north-facing bank of the Derwent River in a 29-year-old cool-climate vineyard. Permeable loam soils lie over Permian limestone originating from a 250–280-million-year-old seabed. The vines are meticulously hand-tended, with yields reduced by 50% to one bunch per shoot. Plantings include I10V1, I10V5 and Penfolds clones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWinemaking\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhole bunches went directly to an inert-gas press, with only pristine juice from the middle of the press cycle selected and transferred directly to new French oak. Primary fermentation was carried out by natural yeast. No sulphur was added during maturation in oak. The wine spent 11 months in 50% new oak with fortnightly lees stirring and underwent 100% malolactic fermentation in spring before filtration and bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProducer Tasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDerwent Estate:\u003c\/strong\u003e “Spend time and enjoy each glass as it opens. Some key features to look for are a focused fruit profile, the unique acid line, wild yeast, ultra-fine solids, integrated oak, multiple strain malolactic impact, touches of autolysis. A style that evolves and grows with bottle age.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCritic Reviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e98\/100 — Huon Hooke, The Real Review:\u003c\/strong\u003e “Light yellow colour, light for its age, with an immediately gorgeous bouquet of complexity and finesse. It’s youthful, understated yet super-intense and focused. A wine of great fruit purity, with outstanding line and length. An outstanding chardonnay that will be long lived.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTasted 17 February 2026\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrinking Window:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2026–2039\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrape Variety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chardonnay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Derwent Valley, Tasmania, Australia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlcohol:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003epH:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAcidity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.5 g\/L\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eResidual Sugar:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0 g\/L\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVine Age:\u003c\/strong\u003e 29 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClones:\u003c\/strong\u003e I10V1, I10V5 and Penfolds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Permeable loam over Permian limestone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Whole bunch pressed under inert gas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFermentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Natural yeast fermentation in French oak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaturation:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11 months in oak with fortnightly lees stirring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOak:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50% new French oak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMalolactic Fermentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrinking Window:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2026–2039\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Fesq","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52515896066350,"sku":"2295083860","price":79.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/6596\/6894\/files\/A_bottle_of_2024_Derwent_Estate_Calcaire_Chardonnay_750ml_White_Wine.jpg?v=1787897012","url":"https:\/\/www.jcfinewines.au\/products\/2023-derwent-estate-calcaire-chardonnay-750ml","provider":"JC FINE WINES","version":"1.0","type":"link"}