2020 Hoddles Creek Estate Chardonnay
Yarra Valley, VIC
Exceptional value Yarra Valley Chardonnay from a cooler vintage.
$21.00
Out of Stock
Really like this release, and would suggest it needs a year or two more for best results.
Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)
About The Wine
For Yarra Valley Chardonnay fans, there's no better time of year than the release of the Hoddles Creek Estate Chardonnay.
There have been reams of praise written about this producer with regard to their unbelievable value.
This is Estate grown fruit, barrel fermented and matured, release young and fresh and zippy. Year in, year out this is one of the best value wines in the country.
Here, the balance and intensity of fruit, the craftsmanship of the winemaking, all remarkable. The wines are never available for long enough, unfortunately, so get in while the getting is good.
About Hoddles Creek
Hoddles Creek lay a serious claim to being one of the best value producers in Australia.
Led by the extremely hardworking winemaking guru Franco D’Anna, the Hoddles team craft wonderful Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in particular that seriously overdeliver at all price-points.
The wines are all made from fruit grown on their family vineyard in the Upper Yarra Valley.
A must try for Yarra Valley fans and bargain hunters alike!
Yarra Valley, VIC
From The Producer
All fruit is hand-picked in the morning and immediately de-stemmed and lightly crushed into the press. No enzymes are used; instead the juice is allowed to settle naturally. In 2020, there were approximately fifteen different ferments, these were allowed to start naturally on full solids. After a select period of time, some of the juice was inoculated with cultured yeast then transferred to wood for fermentation. The wine is then left on lees for approximately 11 months. Just before bottling all clones are blended, cold stabilized, fined and filtered.
Blend : Chardonnay (100%)
ABV : 13.20%
Closure : Screw cap
Drink Until : 2028
Bottle Size : 750ml
Yarra Valley, VIC
Critic Reviews
"Light but intense. Grapefruit, almond meal, white rice, a slight fresh mint perfume, and some lemon zest. Tight and tangy, but with a fine cashew richness, plenty of grapefruit and chalk dust texture. Finish is mouth-watering and long. Really like this release, and would suggest it needs a year or two more for best results." - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)
"Seven clones; barrel-fermented (25% new), part wild, part cultured yeast; 9 months in oak, the impact subtle in a wine with both finesse and intensity. Grapefruit and Granny Smith apple drive the long palate, crisp acidity to close." - James Halliday (The Australian)
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