{"product_id":"2018-qupe-y-block-central-chardonnay-copy","title":"2024 Qupe Chardonnay Santa Barbara - Biodynamic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eFor more than 40 years, Qupé has produced cool-climate Chardonnay from Santa Barbara County. Originally pioneering California specialist, it built its reputation on Syrah and Chardonnay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eFounded by Bob Lindquist in 1982 on Foxen Canyon Road in the Santa Ynez Valley, Qupé became a benchmark winery known for cool-climate hillside sites, sandy calcareous soils and elegant Chardonnay.\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAndrew Murray acquired Qupé in Oct 2024, and its library of wines, bringing the brand back to its origins with a renewed focus on sustainability, quality and value. His vineyard-led approach favours cool, breezy east-west valleys, careful site selection and minimal intervention with founder Bob Lindquist’s legacy remainining central.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eThis Chardonnay blends two Santa Barbara sites: 60% from 30-year-old Santa Maria vines, adding pineapple and orange-marmalade richness, and 40% from western Santa Rita Hills, bringing salty citrus, lemon-lime skin and mineral notes. Night-harvested, whole-cluster pressed and cold-settled for 24–48 hours, then fermented and aged on lees for 9–12 months in French Burgundy barrels, 15% new. Partial malolactic fermentation is blocked for freshness before racking, blending, resting and on-site bottling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eTasting Note: James Suckling “Embracing with warm spices and stone fruit, this chardonnay shows ripe persimmon and grilled apricots alongside toasty vanilla, baked yellow apples and candied lemons.”\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003eFood Match: Goat cheese, oysters, shellfish, sushi, sautéed fish, pâté, vegetable risotto, or moules frites. Drink now – 2030\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Qupe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44139738038346,"sku":"U401206241","price":30.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2140\/3211\/files\/QupeChard.jpg?v=1788191046","url":"https:\/\/thevineking.com\/products\/2018-qupe-y-block-central-chardonnay-copy","provider":"The Vineking","version":"1.0","type":"link"}