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| Drinking window: Drink between 2021 and 2026 (based on 70 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.3 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 15 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by NoelB on 4/24/2024 & rated 93 points: Amazing for the price (159 views) | | Tasted by Pverd on 4/17/2024 & rated 90 points: A bit of reductive struck match on the nose, but underneath lots of grapefruit and slightly underripe white peach. Still light to mid weight palate in a Chablis style, white peach, minerally and nice fresh acidity. Well put together chardonnay with real finesse, though in the end May lacking in real,fruit depth, but for the price, a real bargain (192 views) | | Tasted by bubblewitz on 9/19/2020 & rated 93 points: Pear, grapefruit, buttery (1150 views) | | Tasted by Mr Squiggles on 7/22/2020 & rated 85 points: Some felt tipped pens and oak on the palate overrides what I thought was fairly faint golden delicious apple lacking sweetness.
I won't buy again but the price is fair. If you want to spend AU$30+ then try Nocturnes SR Chardonnay instead.
Rated 85: Good. (But closer to average). (1113 views) | | Tasted by Avid Wino on 5/24/2020 & rated 93 points: White flowers, sautéed apple, peach, lemon butter, stone fruits, oats. Cleansing acid spine and ample length. Wish I’d bought more, sooo good. (1104 views) | | Tasted by MichaelSy on 5/11/2020 & rated 93 points: Scores highly because for its price tag it punches way above its weight. Should really be in the 30s as the user below said. Not super super complex but deserves a $30 price rather than mid 20s. Nice little struck match flavour. (1124 views) | | Tasted by cogo44 on 12/18/2019 & rated 94 points: Smells and tastes like a $35 plus Chardonnay. If you are looking for a wine that strikes a beautiful balance between the older buttery oak driven style and the fresher more recent style with a long acid spine to support the rich fruit then this is a go to wine. Great to drink right now. (1315 views) | | Tasted by tuxy85 on 8/24/2019 & rated 93 points: Kaffir lime and grapefruit with some biscuit and butter on the end. (496 views) | | Tasted by bp888 on 5/27/2019 & rated 93 points: Fresh lovely acid. Lemon curd with a touch of biscuit. Great mineral drive. Classy. (337 views) |
| Hoddles Creek Producer website
ABOUT
Hoddles Creek Estate was established in 1997 when the D'Anna family decided to establish a vineyard on the property that has been in the family since 1960. The vineyard sits astride Gembrook road and adjacent Hoddles Creek. Its steeply sloping blocks prohibit mechanical harvesting, with both vineyards being hand pruned and harvested. All our wines, which are single vineyard, estate grown, are made in our 300 tonne winery, constructed for the 2003 vintage. The split-level winery has a barrel store located three meters underground. Hoddles Creek Estate is planted with 10ha of pinot noir (five clones), 6 ha of chardonnay, 1ha each of sauvignon blanc, merlot and cabernet sauvignon, and 1.5ha of pinot gris.
The Vineyards
Hoddles Creek Estate is located in the Upper Yarra, which is higher, cooler and more marginal than the lower Yarra, The vineyard is cropped at less than 2.5 tonnes per acre. Being in a marginal climate, requires extensive canopy management. The vineyard is trellised to Scott-Henry, to promote fruit exposure and lessen disease risk.
Winemaking
Our winemaking practises tend to be minimal. All our wines are transferred using gravity and there is generally no added acid addition. Consequently, our wines are balanced and fresh. All grapes are only destemmed, not crushed. This allows full berries to be transferred to either tank or press. No enzymes are used in any wines, the grape juice is allowed to settle naturally over four days at very low temperatures. All wines see a percentage of oak. Some wines will not see any new oak, namely Pinot Gris and Sauvignon Blanc but have a large portion of older oak. This provides mouthfeel, texture and generally builds the wines. The Chardonnay and Pinot Noir normally see about 30% new oak. Fruit from Hoddles Creek is always fresh and bright and can withstand a larger portion of new oak.
The Winemaker
Franco D'Anna is the viticulturalist and winemaker at Hoddles Creek Estate. At 13, he started to work in the family liquor store. By 21 he was the chief wine buyer while undertaking (and completing) a bachelor of commerce at Melbourne University. He then turned his attention to Charles Sturt University's viticulture course, while helping to maintain the newly planted vineyard. He attributes his traineeship, at Coldstream Hills, for the rigorous hygiene practices he learnt to be fundamental in the winery. For Hoddles Creek Estates' first vintages, Franco worked with Peter Dredge of Red Edge, and then in consultation with Mario Marson, (ex-winemaker for Mount Mary and Jasper Hill).
CONTACT
Hoddles Creek Estate 505 Gembrook Rd, Hoddles Creek Victoria 3139 AUSTRALIA mail@hoddlescreekestate.com.au Winemaker Franco D'Anna +61 3 5967 4692
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