{"id":277,"date":"2019-11-13T00:15:40","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T00:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=277"},"modified":"2019-11-18T05:42:16","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T05:42:16","slug":"reviews-from-a-tasting-with-gordon-russell-esk-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=277","title":{"rendered":"Reviews from a tasting with Gordon Russell, Esk Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"277\" class=\"elementor elementor-277\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c5560d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c5560d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83d0b15\" data-id=\"83d0b15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11d572e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11d572e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">All these wines from a tasting with the Esk Valley winemaker, Gordon Russell on 18th September 2019<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c87c135 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c87c135\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5be810a\" data-id=\"5be810a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f96d2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f96d2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Esk Valley Hawke\u2019s Bay Rose 2019<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e056f9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e056f9a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91d0625\" data-id=\"91d0625\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db70a46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db70a46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>From Hawke\u2019s Bay merlot grapes, harvested early morning and kept as cool as possible. Made in the style of a dry white wine, but from red wine grapes<\/strong>. It\u2019s a pale but shining pink colour with a burst of red fruits and berries on the nose \u2013 smelt blind you could expect a light red wine to be tasted. It has a surprisingly weight of texture for a \u2018light\u2019 wine, and fresh, lively, generous fruit flavours of spiced plum and redcurrant jelly. Finely balanced acidity leads to a smooth dry (about 6g\/l of residual sugar) finish. This would be easily one of the best food-match wines around \u2013 perfect for the Christmas table, or as an aperitif with seafood and cold cuts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdd2134 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fdd2134\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3299e9e\" data-id=\"3299e9e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-506552e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"506552e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Esk Valley Hawke\u2019s Pinot Gris 2019<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee60fac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee60fac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5babd2a\" data-id=\"5babd2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a0658 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1a0658\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Whilst initially made in the \u2018Alsace style\u2019 when first created back in 1991, the Esk Valley Pinot Gris is these days it\u2019s own style \u2013 perhaps more of a fattened Pinot Grigio in tempo<\/strong>. Fruit from the Barber Vineyard (picked earlier) gives a minerally backbone to the wine, the Keltern Vineyard donates a much riper richness to the blend. Unlike numerous wines I\u2019ve tried of this variety \u2013 this wine could only be Pinot Gris. A pale yellow with pinkish edges in the glass, the nose hints at the fullness of the wine, with scents of honeyed baked stonefruit and a saline spiciness to the fore. It\u2019s a big hit of fruit, with ripe pears and lychee, whilst a creamy lees influence adds depth, body and texture. A splash of sweetness combines with the natural acidity for great poise and Esk Valley trademark \u2018textural\u2019 mouthfeel. Natural drink-now appeal, mixed with a price point that is hard to beat; probably means that not too much of this will get put down in cellars, but I reckon those that do will reward with a richer complexity \u2013 I hear that ten year old versions are still drinking as lively, bold wines now.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b6e718 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b6e718\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b5dbc4\" data-id=\"1b5dbc4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec76a10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec76a10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Esk Valley Winemakers Reserve Chardonnay 2018<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7dc9f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7dc9f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c510e3\" data-id=\"8c510e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c819a6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c819a6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>My first tilt at the new \u201918 vintage of this famed Hawke\u2019s Bay Chardonnay, made with Bay View fruit<\/strong>. Already a classic, this may well be joining the ranks of great NZ Chardonnays that add $10 a bottle pricetag to each successive (and successful) vintage. A flinty, scent of nuts and ripe white peach come showering out of the glass. These then joined with a floral and chalkiness underlay. First tastes reveal an almost brooding depth \u2013 complex waves of grapefruit and citrus are enriched with a yeastiness, and then a subtle oakiness of baked anzac biscuit unfolds. The acidity underpins the soft fruit and a textural quality leads out to a lingering and well-rounded ending.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0bb3ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0bb3ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad00753\" data-id=\"ad00753\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ab1af4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ab1af4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Esk Valley Gimblett Gravels Merlot\/Malbec\/Cabernet Sauvignon\/Cabernet Franc 2017<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6da85fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6da85fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65ee9a0\" data-id=\"65ee9a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a58e5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a58e5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Already regarded by Michael Cooper as the Best Buy red wine of this year, and beloved by fans of classic Hawke\u2019s Bay red blends everywhere<\/strong>. This classic Gimblett Gravels blend is bewildering quality and value for the pricetag. Bang for your buck is in this bottle. An immediate bouquet of herbs, cherries, cedarwood and cigar box starts you off as you swirl the glass of dense deep black-red colours. Firm but fine-grained tannins enfold a supple medium bodied core of savoury and fragrant berry fruits. A plush oak influence adds spice and the palate is a curious marriage of Bordeaux generosity with a subtle Rhone-like complexity? A smooth and velvet finish. Just delicious now, and would probably get more rounded with age.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ca7092 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ca7092\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0edb1a\" data-id=\"f0edb1a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa76187 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa76187\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Esk Valley The Hillside 2010<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15ed312 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15ed312\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b2f5ed\" data-id=\"2b2f5ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c50964 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c50964\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>In a year when the top-tier Terraces wine wasn\u2019t made, this fruit is from the renowned Bay View vineyard; a blend of Malbec, Merlot and Cabernet Franc<\/strong>. Picked on one day and co-fermented as a rare, true field blend that totally encapsulates the site. Gordon is heard to say that when he sees the fruit, he can picture the wine that he will make (or at least, help it become). This is a wine that looks bold in the glass, holding the purple colour of deep two-day old bruise. A musky dried leaf and crushed spice scented offering, with upfront flavours of hazelnut chocolate cookie and plums. The grips from the tannin backbone start to come through, but are enriched by complex inky blackberry notes from the Malbec and the oaky seasoning. A rich and flowing finish completes the masterpiece. At nine years old, this is still a vibrant, youthful wine &#8211; already delicious, but clearly with decades of life to come.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eaf4921 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eaf4921\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-019f323\" data-id=\"019f323\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffa4e22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ffa4e22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Esk Valley Winemakers Reserve Syrah 2014<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c98775b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c98775b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2675be\" data-id=\"c2675be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee1ba31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee1ba31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20190918_205134-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-428\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20190918_205134-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20190918_205134-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20190918_205134-67x90.jpg 67w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20190918_205134.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f6c418\" data-id=\"7f6c418\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0d8996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0d8996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>A single vineyard pick from the Gimblett Gravels \u2018Cornerstone\u2019 Vineyard, providing superb hand-picked Reserve grade fruit<\/strong>. Fermented in the classic Esk Valley concrete fermenters, and plunged four times a day for 30 days. 15 months maturation in French oak barriques. Pure syrah variety on the nose \u2013 pepper and spice, with hints of incense and warm blanket. The palate is filled with a soft-fruited boysenberry and damson concentration; but with a youthful playfulness underpinned by a taut spine of acidity and grippy tannins. Full bodied, and already generous &amp; supple, with a dense and lingering finish. I would have to imagine this wine gaining complexity as it goes through the ages, and would reward it\u2019s obvious cellaring potential.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All these wines from a tasting with the Esk Valley winemaker, Gordon Russell on 18th September 2019 Esk Valley Hawke\u2019s Bay Rose 2019 From Hawke\u2019s Bay merlot grapes, harvested early &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[6],"class_list":["post-277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wine-review-by-winefolio","tag-reviews-of-esk-valley-new-zealand-wine"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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