Hoddles Creek Estate 1er Chardonnay 2015

Hoddles Creek Estate 1er Chardonnay 2015Led 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. "It has obvious complexity, and the extra length that the best Yarra Valley chardonnays have compared to that of other regions. Grapefruit

"This is one of my favourite wines in the line-up because it has the deepest core and a serious amount of detail on the nose and palate

It’s been a long

Planted in 1993

Big emphasis on the plus sign here

but sadly its equally magnificent cabernet sauvignon is often overlooked — despite the fact that it's $10 cheaper

which are typified by their intricate marquetry overlaying a muscle-bound core of unyielding cassis fruit

"This long-lived beautifully aromatic and concentrated wine does much to define great Clare Valley Riesling

and minerality to beat the band finish

complexity and length

On the palate it is generous

I should add

Hints of violets