{"product_id":"2024-gentle-folk-basket-range-chardonnay","title":"2024 Gentle Folk Basket Range Chardonnay","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vineyard we have been working with for some time but the first single vineyard release from it - 2.5 ha in Basket Range, across the valley from our home, its very steep. beautiful and surrounded by native forest. Similar in profile to Ashton, the Basket Range vineyard has some beautiful red clay soil and a northerly aspect resulting in a wine with boldness and texture and some beautiful stone fruit characters and retaining that great line of acid we get in the Hills\u003cem\u003e. Gareth Belton, Gentle Folk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVineyard: \u003c\/em\u003eSomerset, Basket Range\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlanted:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1996\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eClones:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eI10V1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eElevation\u003c\/em\u003e: 440m\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAspect\u003c\/em\u003e: N\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSoil\u003c\/em\u003e: Light loamy clay over sandstone with extensive schist and quartz rubble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVinification:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhole bunches were pressed to tank for settling over night before racking off heavy solids to barrel. The wine spent 11 months in French and Austrian oak, 20% new, before racking to tank for three months and then bottled. 100% full malolactic fermentation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHarvest date:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e27 February 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBottled:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e23 May 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlc:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e13.1%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003epH:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e3.33\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTA:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e5.4 g\/L\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProduction\u003c\/em\u003e: 1501 bottles\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gentle Folk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56881210196128,"sku":"21820","price":68.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0358\/1680\/0394\/files\/IMG-7314.png?v=1774930926","url":"https:\/\/unioncellars.com.au\/products\/2024-gentle-folk-basket-range-chardonnay","provider":"Union Cellars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}