{"product_id":"2025-hoddles-creek-estate-chardonnay","title":"2025 Hoddles Creek Estate Chardonnay","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor Yarra Valley Chardonnay fans, there is no better time of year than when the new Hoddles Creek estate release drops. Reams of praise have been written about Franco d’Anna’s unbelievable value for money, and honestly, it remains an absolute mystery how he keeps a wine of this calibre at under $30. It is all estate-grown, wild-fermented fruit that completely redefines what entry-level premium wine can be.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2025 season handed him the earliest harvest in his twenty-five years at the property, but the team didn't panic. They scrambled early to capture the fruit with its natural crunch intact, and the payoff in the glass is immediate. It skips any heavy, sun-baked character, delivering a super fresh, mineral-driven white with exceptional drive and a sophisticated touch of French wood.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt will easily evolve and improve with a bit of time in the dark, but it’s so delicious right now that keeping your hands off it is the real challenge.  A challenge we usually fail!  Simply one of the best buys in the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e94 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It smells of pears and oyster shells; it tastes of nectarines, grapefruit, cedar-spice and mineral; it finishes with such an emphatic burst of fruit that its quality feels instantly upgraded. How or why this wine is only $26 I do not know.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Hoddles Creek","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44144426680363,"sku":"2025 Hoddles Creek Estate Chardonnay","price":26.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/2020HoddlesCreekEstateChardonnay_700x_700x_4916dfa4-7476-4bb6-b220-4e0ce32f84d7.png?v=1781230802","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2025-hoddles-creek-estate-chardonnay","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}