{"product_id":"2024bilancia-chardonnay","title":"2024 Bilancia Chardonnay","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2024 Bilancia Chardonnay\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 3.0cm 6.0pt 3.0cm;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"_Hlk216189092\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe 2024 vintage was a classic Hawke’s Bay growing season; a warm, dry settled summer, followed by a gentle Autumn, which was a bonus after the interesting 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe aim is to produce a wine that speaks of Chardonnay. It is a youthful wine, evenly structured with emphasis on a fresh, food-friendly style and balanced palate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStone-fruit and citrus on the nose and palate with texture, character, freshness and a line of acidity through the palate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis wine is ready to drink on release and will continue to develop and fill out for 4 – 6 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"2024 Bilancia Chardonnay tasting note\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/6738\/0221\/files\/Chardonnay_2024.pdf?v=1770696010\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eTasting Note\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"2023 Bilancia Chardonnay Front label\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/6738\/0221\/files\/2023_Chardonnay_Front.jpg?v=1753832962\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"2023 Bilancia Chardonnay Back label\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/6738\/0221\/files\/2023_Chardonnay_back.jpg?v=1753832962\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/6738\/0221\/files\/2024_Bilancia_Chardonnay_Front_160x160.jpg?v=1770695618\" alt=\"2024 Bilancia Chardonnay Front label\" style=\"margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 16px; float: left;\"\u003e  \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/6738\/0221\/files\/2024_Bilancia_Chardonnay_back_160x160.jpg?v=1770695376\" alt=\"2024 Bilancia Chardonnay back label\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eStephen Wong\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.therealreview.com\/wines\/8qy6vbstpzs2\/\" title=\"The Real Review 2024 Bilancia Chardonnay\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe Real Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e93\/100\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs-reviewBody\"\u003e\"A silky-textured chardonnay with elegance and complexity, this has well-balanced flavours of stone-fruit, cashew butter, subtle vanilla and brioche which expand across the palate before finishing with some warming spice notes. Deliciously flavoursome and approachable already, this has a fairly broad window of drinkability with more nutty complexity to come.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs-reviewBody\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs-reviewBody\"\u003e23 January 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bilancia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46514719621373,"sku":null,"price":37.5,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/6738\/0221\/files\/Chardonnay_Bilancia_759d0061-afa3-4e6c-990e-02b7a41d4c6c.png?v=1753832962","url":"https:\/\/bilancia.co.nz\/products\/2024bilancia-chardonnay","provider":"Bilancia Limited","version":"1.0","type":"link"}