{"product_id":"2024-uvaggio","title":"2024 Uvaggio","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2024 Uvaggio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003euvaggio \u003cem\u003eItalian \u003c\/em\u003e(u-vàg-gio) field blend\/field wine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e….where grape varieties are growing in the same vineyard. “...a grape blend prior to fermentation.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003ela collina\u003c\/em\u003e vineyard, where eight rows of interplanted Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne are hand-harvested and the breakdown is measured (approximately) in picking buckets. These eight rows are all that remain of the original Viognier vines planted in 2001. Over half the vines needed to be replaced in 2017 and the spaces between the remaining vines were replanted with Marsanne and Roussanne.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/6738\/0221\/files\/Uvaggio_2024.pdf?v=1784586013\" title=\"2024 Uvaggio tasting note\" style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTasting note\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/6738\/0221\/files\/Label_Uvaggio_Art_240x240.jpg?v=1754022715\" alt=\"Uvaggio artwork\" style=\"margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 16px; float: left;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eErin Larkin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.robertparker.com\/wines\/G3QY46kMaCY2goBJ3\/bilancia-uvaggio-field-blend-2024\" title=\"Robert Parker Wine Advocate\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eRobert Parker Wine Advocate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e94 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eWithout the Viognier it's quite a different wine from 2020 and 2021; it's still floral, but it speaks of white fruit, fennel and thyme, fresh waffle, lemon pith and pressed linen. THe texture is clothy and saline, with dramatic width, underpinned by salty acidity.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eI like it a lot. It makes sense. This is an excellent Rhone blend. Just 350 litres of this wine were bottled. That's tiny, but it's worth the seeking.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMarch 17, 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem; color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eStephen Wong, MW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"The Real Review\" href=\"https:\/\/www.therealreview.com\/wines\/8qy6vbqwnms2\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eThe Real Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e96 points\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; color: #ffc000; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;\"\u003e¬¬¬¬¬\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffc000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\"A stunningly concentrated and complex wine, this possesses deep layers of white peach, crushed sugarcane, red apple and white pepper with floral accents of osmanthus and orchid, all wrapped in a fine cloak of subtle oak. Although still youthfully closed, there is undeniable quality and intensity here contained within its firmly-textured frame which turns powdery and chalky on the bone-dry finish. An orchestral wine which will reward several years in the cellar as it reveals the full extent of its powers.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e14 January 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bilancia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47868031893757,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/6738\/0221\/files\/Uvaggio_1b.png?v=1753920730","url":"https:\/\/bilancia.co.nz\/products\/2024-uvaggio","provider":"Bilancia Limited","version":"1.0","type":"link"}