{"title":"Decades","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"decades-chardonnay-2024-750ml","title":"Decades Chardonnay 2024 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eSteve Flamsteed and Brad Rogers are only a couple of vintages into this project, but it's already shaping up as one of the most exciting on the Apple Isle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe approach hasn’t shifted from the stunning Decades debut - farm beautiful fruit, keep the winemaking simple, and let this Coal River Valley site do the talking. The 2024 season made life pretty easy. It was long and cool, with enough rain at the right moments to keep the vines humming along, and a slow build of flavour that let the fruit hang out until everything was in the pocket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe fruit was hand picked and sorted, then whole bunch pressed straight into large seasoned French oak for wild ferment.  Half the barrels went through malo, which keeps the wine in that citrusy, taut frame while still adding a bit of softness from the lees work. The small crop of 2024 also meant arguably a bit more texture and flavour concentration than the debut release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat you get in the glass is a really calm, mineral-driven style with plenty of fruit presence but no heaviness. It’s subtle, balanced and very much a classic Flamsteed Chardonnay. Only 200 cartons made, so it’ll disappear quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Decades","offers":[{"title":"Each","offer_id":52248371790111,"sku":"10027928_B","price":79.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/8418\/5119\/files\/HD_20Decades_20Chardonnay_202024_20750ml.webp?v=1773639414"},{"product_id":"decades-pinot-noir-2024-750ml","title":"Decades Pinot Noir 2024 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eThirty years ago, Steve Flamsteed and Brad Rogers were two Queensland mates at Roseworthy Wine School, sharing beers and a love of music, dreaming about the vineyard they’d one day own together. Fast forward to today, and that dream has become Decades Wines - one of the most exciting Australian wine projects we’ve seen in years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhy the Coal River Valley? For Steve and Brad, it had to be Tasmania: cool-climate Pinot Noir country, where the long growing seasons, intense sunlight, and unique soils could produce world class Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The vineyard they found is small but remarkable. Black cracking clay over limestone gives the vines stability and helps produce fruit with an unmistakable blue-fruited character - wild blueberries, mulberries, even a touch of campari in cooler years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSteve and Brad have long loved the Pinots from their neighbours, names like Stargazer, Tolpuddle, and Pooley and now they have their own entrant into that upper stratosphere of Tasmanian Pinot Noir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSteve, one of Australia’s most accomplished winemakers and the mind behind Giant Steps’ benchmark Pinots for almost 20 years, has brought all his experience to bear here. His focus has always been on letting the vineyard shine, and that philosophy is at the heart of Decades. The wine was hand-picked, fermented with a mix of whole bunches and de-stemmed fruit, and aged in seasoned French oak to preserve its purity. The result is delicious, perfumed, and impossibly elegant - a true expression of this exceptional site.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith only 350 cartons made, the Decades Pinot Noir promises to be one of the most exciting new developments in Tasmanian wine. We're happy to share our small allocations with you while stocks last.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Decades","offers":[{"title":"Each","offer_id":52248372871455,"sku":"10027929_B","price":79.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/8418\/5119\/files\/HD_20Decades_20Pinot_20Noir_202024_20750ml.webp?v=1773639414"}],"url":"https:\/\/barrelandbatch.com.au\/collections\/decades.oembed","provider":"Barrel \u0026 Batch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}