Hoddles Creek Estate Chardonnay 2010

Hoddles Creek Estate Chardonnay 2010Led by winemaking guru Franco D'Anna, the team at Hoddles Creek produce wonderful chardonnay 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. "These vines are still less than 15 years old, so it's fascinating to imagine what will develop here. The lovely 2009 version of this over delivered as it was, but this one has an extra bit of Burgundy like

"A rich and boisterous young Shiraz that hits the mark in every respect

Ferments are spontaneous from the wild or indigenous yeasts that are in the vineyards and winery

"100 dozen

You'd want to wait an extra year

a major contrast to the whopping 2015

the multifaceted bouquet with both red and black fruits in play

The vineyard is part of a much larger property at Watervale

Tarraford vineyard

this blockbuster can be drunk now or cellared for 12-15 years

and storage and bottling facilities in Sydney

Soft and easy-going but strung with tense flavour from the back palate onwards

celebrating Margaret River as its place of birth