Hoddles Creek Estate 1er Pinot Noir 2019

Hoddles Creek Estate 1er Pinot Noir 2019Led by winemaking guru Franco D'Anna, the team at Hoddles Creek produce wonderful pinot noir year in, and 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 Pinot Noir is their flagship pinot noir. This wine is only released in vintages when Franco considers the quality to be outstanding. It's produced in small quantities, is of

"We have worked hard to increase soil carbon and organic matter with compost

the tannins are finer and longer than previous and the austerity almost taken to another level – making it a fine

Structure and aromatics in balance

I couldn’t do what I do without him

and is released a year later onto the market

as I understand it

An understated Aussie classic that should be a pillar in any cellar

Berry/cherry and floral flavours against a background of savoury/earthy/spicy characters giving extra complexity

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Creamy and weighty across the mid-palate

Very crisp and rich in the mouth with medium-firm velvety tannins and tons of fleshy fruit

for they have both made the wine so enjoyable