Hoddles Creek Estate 1er Chardonnay 2017

Hoddles Creek Estate 1er Chardonnay 2017Led by winemaking guru Franco D'Anna, the team at Hoddles Creek produce wonderful chardonnay year in, year out that seriously overdeliver at the price point. The wines are made from fruit grown on their family vineyard in the Upper Yarra Valley. The Hoddles Creek Estate 1er Chardonnay is their flagship chardonnay. "Sweet, fragrant chardonnay with super delicate florals, honeysuckle and jasmine and lemon blossoms. Some peaches, nectarines and lemons,

Haunting perfume of undergrowth

Brand's Laira is a winery steeped in heritage with a wealth of old vine vineyards dating back to 1893

it is not in our varieties

but retained ownership of the Annie's Lane brand

This will be beautiful in seven to ten years

all I can humbly do here

The maturation includes partial barrel fermentation for 12 to 15 months in 50-70% new French oak hogsheads (300 litres)

"Pale crimson-magenta

The first part of the cork that had crumbled out was passed from palm to palm and sniffed – it smelt of wine and very good wine at that

"I'm happy to go on record as saying this is the most interesting and complex pinot I've tasted for under $30

honeydew melon and Meyer lemon

From a cooler season