{"product_id":"drake-estate-chardonnay-williams-selyem-2023-75cl","title":"Drake Estate Chardonnay, Williams Selyem 2023 75cl","description":"\u003cp\u003eWilliams Selyem barely need an introduction among Californian Pinot lovers, but their Chardonnay deserves just as much attention. The Drake Estate 2023 is a single-vineyard bottling from a producer that built its cult reputation on precision and restraint.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliams Selyem farm and source in Sonoma's Russian River Valley, a cooler, fog-influenced corner of California ideally suited to Chardonnay. The Drake Estate vineyard gives fruit of real tension, and the house style favours balance and site expression over the blowsy, oak-heavy Chardonnay of Californian cliché.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2023 pours a bright, gleaming gold and offers lemon curd, white peach, green apple and Meyer lemon, framed by subtle toasted hazelnut, a touch of crème fraîche and a chalky mineral thread. Barrel work and lees ageing lend a creamy weight, but bright acidity keeps everything taut and long. This is Chardonnay with poise: rich yet precise, generous yet cool-climate fresh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt £129.99 this is a special-occasion white for those who love serious, terroir-driven Chardonnay from the New World. Drinking well now, it will gain further complexity over three to five years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to Serve\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eServe at 11-13°C in large Burgundy stems. A short decant of 20-30 minutes helps it open.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhere to Drink It\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoble Rot for its adventurous white list. Kitchen Table for a tasting-menu match. Cornerstone in Hackney for refined seafood cooking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFood Pairings\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGorgeous with roast chicken and buttery mash, or grilled lobster with drawn butter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Decant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56963634528580,"sku":"HO37201B23","price":129.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0858\/2551\/9940\/files\/HO37201B23.png?v=1784038527","url":"https:\/\/checkout.houseofdecant.com\/products\/drake-estate-chardonnay-williams-selyem-2023-75cl","provider":"House of Decant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}