Over the past several years, the folks at Hoddles Creek Estate have built up a deservedly strong reputation for high quality and excellent value for money Yarra Valley Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
The 2014 Hoddles Creek Estate Chardonnay lives up to its predecessors. Made to the prevailing contemporary style of Yarra Chardonnay, acid provides the structure. However, there is more than enough fruit to flesh the wine out. Oak is very much in the background, lending gentle complexity.
There is a lovely blend of citrus, apple and stonefruit, with a subtle touch of roasted hazelnut and oak spice. The wine is crisp and fresh on the palate, suggesting only a small proportion of the wine went through malolactic fermentation.
This is a reference point for ‘value’ Australian Chardonnay. At a mere $20 per bottle, it is a genuine bargain.
2014 HODDLES CREEK ESTATE CHARDONNAY
Producer: Hoddles Creek
Variety: Chardonnay
Vintage: 2014
Region: Yarra Valley, Victoria
ABV: 13.2%
Closure: Screw cap
Retail Price: $20.00
Date tasted: 26 August 2015
Tasting Note:
Bright greenish yellow. Attractive nose of nectarine, green apple and lemon zest. Touch of roasted hazelnut. Medium bodied, good fruit intensity, oak is barely perceptible – ‘just there’, fruit profile is much the same on the palate as the nose. Quality Australian Chardonnay in the modern idiom and excellent value for money.
Score: 16.5/20
The 2014 Hoddles Creek Estate Chardonnay lives up to its predecessors. Made to the prevailing contemporary style of Yarra Chardonnay, acid provides the structure. However, there is more than enough fruit to flesh the wine out. Oak is very much in the background, lending gentle complexity.
There is a lovely blend of citrus, apple and stonefruit, with a subtle touch of roasted hazelnut and oak spice. The wine is crisp and fresh on the palate, suggesting only a small proportion of the wine went through malolactic fermentation.
This is a reference point for ‘value’ Australian Chardonnay. At a mere $20 per bottle, it is a genuine bargain.
2014 HODDLES CREEK ESTATE CHARDONNAYProducer: Hoddles Creek
Variety: Chardonnay
Vintage: 2014
Region: Yarra Valley, Victoria
ABV: 13.2%
Closure: Screw cap
Retail Price: $20.00
Date tasted: 26 August 2015
Tasting Note:
Bright greenish yellow. Attractive nose of nectarine, green apple and lemon zest. Touch of roasted hazelnut. Medium bodied, good fruit intensity, oak is barely perceptible – ‘just there’, fruit profile is much the same on the palate as the nose. Quality Australian Chardonnay in the modern idiom and excellent value for money.
Score: 16.5/20
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