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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2014 and 2020 (based on 5 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.2 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 23 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Julian B on 8/9/2021 & rated 92 points: Best bottle I’ve had. Long, crisp and flavoursome. (214 views) | | | Tasted by brisbane piefan on 10/12/2019 & rated 94 points: High quality and with plenty of life remaining. Subdued initially but opened up gradually. Smoky (in a good way) and white stonefruits. Good length. Everything in balance and great value. (574 views) | | | Tasted by Avid Wino on 2/10/2019 & rated 93 points: I’ve never had a bad Hoddles Creek Chardonnay, no matter how many years it’s aged from vintage, but they do benefit from having some years under their belts. Stone fruits, sweet citrus, ginger, minerality, nuts, body, creaminess, balance, yum, impressive length and notable intensity on the finish. (610 views) | | | Tasted by fizz on 12/16/2016: Lemon butter, apricot, peach. Palate is refined and long. Lovely qpr. (1073 views) | | | Tasted by brisbane piefan on 11/27/2016 & rated 93 points: Evolved over an hour or so. Fairly closed initially but opened up beautifully. White peaches on the nose which flows to the palate, a nice wash of acid and a juicy flinty finish. Phenomenal value. (1061 views) | | | Tasted by catchnrelease on 3/18/2016 & rated 91 points: Quite tight and young, but still good. Not too buttery or oaky, more mineral and fruit driven. Yum. (1167 views) | | | Tasted by fizz on 12/5/2015: Lemon, lime, straw. The palate gives lime and ginger ale characters. Holds up well the following day too. (1104 views) | | | Tasted by Julian B on 12/19/2014 & rated 90 points: This had been open almost four hours and was about half gone before it gave glimpses of the body and complexity that awaits in years to come. I expect it will be at its peak in four years and drink well for many years after that. (1190 views) | | | Tasted by MyCellar01 on 8/15/2014 & rated 90 points: 30 minute decant.
Pale yellow in colour.
Minor citrus nose, bread.
Sweet citrus palate, minor lime, light mid palate, dry finish.
Easy drinking readily accessible and good value. Top quaff ability. No noticeable oak for those looking for immediate satisfaction, delectable, desirable at the price. (1296 views) | | | Tasted by fizz on 8/8/2014 & rated 90 points: Citrus, stone fruits, melon. Lovely palate weight with good balance of acid definition and fruit sweetness. It opens out with time in the glass. Lovely drinking. (1295 views) | | | Tasted by AlexGarner on 4/12/2014 & rated 92 points: This is a cracking wine for its price with a bold, buttery nose of spice oak, pear and yellow peach. The palette is big and luscious with a spicy mineral, punch acid and some really ripe peach and citrus. (1239 views) | | | Tasted by TiggerK on 4/9/2014 & rated 90 points: Great VFM and will improve if you can keep your hands off it. I couldn't :-) (1152 views) | | | Tasted by kwattro on 4/5/2014 & rated 92 points: It's one of those wine that you just sit back and enjoy. Ripe pear, ginger and a touch of butterscotch. Enjoyed with roast chicken. (892 views) | | | Tasted by Avid Wino on 9/27/2013 & rated 92 points: Flowers, citrus, vanilla, struck match. Good cut of acid and impressive length. Slippery. Spot on chardy. Additional note after 1/3 of bottle spent three nights in fridge: Incredible richness of flavour, no harm putting this away for a few years. Bumped score up from 91 to 92 and wouldn't be surprised to see this rating even higher in five years.. (753 views) | | | Tasted by G.M. on 7/9/2013 & rated 89 points: Medium lemon. Lime, vanilla, spice, white flower. Good mouthfeel. Intense citrus fruit and a wash of fresh acid. Good line and length. Didnt improve much on day two. A good value wine, but to me, preferring richer chardonnays, it didn't quite live up to the considerable hype. (717 views) | | | Tasted by discoduckglue on 5/28/2013 & rated 92 points: Very, very solid for $19. Very pale in colour.
Struck match, minerals, hint of lemon juice, grapefruit and a little toasty oak. Light weight but silky texture and very good length.
Stands up well against wines double the price and I can't think of another Chardonnay that stacks up for the price....Kooyong Clonale maybe. (716 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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