{"product_id":"journeyman-russian-river-chardonnay-2023","title":"Journeyman Russian River Chardonnay 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eJourneyman Russian River Chardonnay\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegion: \u003cspan\u003eSonoma Valley, \u003c\/span\u003eCalifornia, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVintage: 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottle size: 75cl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrape: Chardonnay\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABV: 13.8%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAromas of stone fruit pulp, citrus, tropical hibiscus and honeysuckle. On the palate there is a vibrant minerality, intertwined with creaminess from extended lees contact in both barrel and concrete egg.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJourneyman is sourced from two of the most iconic vineyards in Sonoma County's Russian River Valley - Zio Tony and Ritchie Vineyard. The soil at both of these vineyards is sandy goldridge loam, which bring a voluptuous, full body to the wine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarvested at their peak in the middle of the night, the grapes were then pressed as the sun rises. Native yeasts were used for fermentation, with between 30 and 40% of the wine fermented in a concrete egg at around 55 degrees. As in barrel, the wine spent more than a year on lees for complexity and texture. After the wine was aged in barrel for 12 months, the blend was kept in a stainless steel tank for three months before being bottled, unfined and unfiltered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter Pete Seghesio sold his family winery in the early 2000’s, he began making small volumes of exceptional quality Sonoma Chardonnay as part of his ‘Journeyman’ project.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"London End Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64700301738361,"sku":"106114223","price":49.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0506\/5405\/2509\/files\/JourneymanRussianRiverChardonnay.jpg?v=1790316668","url":"https:\/\/www.londonendwines.com\/products\/journeyman-russian-river-chardonnay-2023","provider":"London End Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}