Hoddles Creek Estate 1er Chardonnay 2021

Hoddles Creek Estate 1er Chardonnay 2021James Halliday Top 100 Wines of 2022 Led 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. "The bouquet is ethereal yet arrests attention, but it's the amazing intensity of the wine on the

where the uniform gravelly soils with a stony clay base enable moisture and nutrients to be slowly released to the vines

and a spectacular finish lasting nearly a minute

Matured in new and seasoned French and American hogsheads for 21 months prior to  blending and bottling

Clare Valley and Magill Estate)

let alone the array of flavours

touches of smoked smallgoods

"This left the Leasingham brand without any physical anchor

sweet and ripe cassis/blackberry/raspberry fruit aromas are followed by a full-bodied

lashings of rich

It's a full on wine but should be embraced by those seeking some heft and serious punch from shiraz

dark berries with a savoury overlay

spice and dark chocolate nuances and a whack of leather to boot