{"title":"Tolpuddle Vineyard | Tasmania","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"The Tolpuddle Vineyard in Tasmania's Coal River Valley\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/Collection_Banner_379aaf02-fd09-4345-ab7c-9fb7d76cd9c7.jpg?v=1638386018\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSituated in the Coal River Valley, in Tasmania’s south-east corner, the Tolpuddle Vineyard was first planted in 1988 by Tony Jordan and Garry Crittenden and has since established a reputation for growing exceptional quality grapes, with the focus on Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The cool but relatively dry climate allows the grapes to ripen slowly in autumn, without the disease pressure that heavy rainfall can bring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vineyard took its name from the Tolpuddle Martyrs, who were transported to Australia in 1834 for starting an agrarian union in Tolpuddle in Dorset. The leader of the group, George Loveless, served part of his sentence working on a property near Richmond called GlenAyr, part of which is now the Tolpuddle Vineyard. In 2006, it won the inaugural Tasmanian Vineyard of the Year award, reflecting the performance of this distinguished site.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2011, the Tolpuddle Vineyard was purchased by Martin Shaw and Michael Hill Smith and their goal is to make this one of the finest single vineyards in Australia for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. A goal achieved by the Chardonnay, with the 2018 being named the International Wine Challenge’s Champion White Wine in 2020 and the 2019 featuring in James Suckling’s Top 100 Wines of 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tolpuddle-vineyard-chardonnay","title":"Tolpuddle Vineyard Chardonnay 2023\/24","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 20 hectare north-east facing Tolpuddle Vineyard is located in the Coal River Valley of Tasmania, which is in a rain shadow, so is dry but cold. The dry climate ensures there is very low disease pressure, which in turn means that the grapes can be left on the vines for longer to ensure they ripen fully. All the grapes were hand picked, whole-bunch pressed, and fermented in French oak barriques. The wine spent nine months in barrel with a mixture of toast levels, a third of which were new. There was gentle lees stirring as required, then a further four months in tank on lees prior to bottling. On the nose this wine has great purity with notes of lemon peel, grapefruit, and white jasmine. On the palate, there is an impressive persistence of flavour, excellent balance, fresh zingy acidity and a distinct crystalline character. [#intro]A superb, piercingly tensioned chardonnay with cool-climate precision, finesse \u0026amp; length...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tolpuddle Vineyard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57227724521853,"sku":"A24TOLPUDDLECHD-1","price":59.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/ChardonnayBottle_a3db6a2b-1cc0-42a9-801b-cc41e5354dcc.jpg?v=1638387677"},{"product_id":"tolpuddle-vineyard-pinot-noir","title":"Tolpuddle Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eTolpuddle Vineyard in Tasmania's Coal River Valley was planted in 1988 and is regarded as one of Australia's greatest single vineyards. The climate is cool and dry - ideal conditions to grow Pinot Noir of exceptional quality. All hand-picked fruit was fermented as a combination of whole berries and whole bunches in open wooden and stainless steel fermenters, with gentle plunging. The wine was aged in French oak for 10 months, of which about one third was new oak. This wine has gorgeous aromatics with violets and red berries coming to the fore. There is abundant fruit with notes of sour cherry, raspberry, blueberry, and a touch of rhubarb. Underlying savoury characters include graphite and cured meat, and some toasted spices. Medium weight, with very fine tannins. Fresh and enticing, perfumed and delicious. [#intro]Fresh, perfumed \u0026amp; delicious Pinot Noir from one of Australia's greatest single vineyards...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tolpuddle Vineyard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41495416504387,"sku":"A22TOLPUDDLEPINOT-1","price":59.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/PinotBottle.jpg?v=1674232582"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/collections\/Collection_Image_9b3a5153-5350-4398-bd4d-59d9cb0eda91.jpg?v=1638386080","url":"https:\/\/hic.wine\/collections\/tolpuddle-vineyard-tasmania.oembed","provider":"Hic!","version":"1.0","type":"link"}