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After 12 hours of settling the juice is racked, retaining fine lees, and run separately into seasoned French oak barrels (40% of total) and a horizontal fermentation tank.","brand":"Artisan Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966808780869,"sku":"RIP21SB","price":52.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/8644\/4357\/files\/176c2e1f-sauvignon_blanc.jpg?v=1777951266"},{"product_id":"rippon-riesling-jeunesse-young-vine-2022","title":"Rippon Riesling 'Jeunesse' Young Vine 2022","description":"As with the Jeunesse Pinot Noir, this is a wine of exuberance and life; this is a Riesling that speaks of its variety, of its fruit and not yet of its  soils. 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