I’ve consumed a superb pair of value wines this weekend. The first of these was an Aglianico which I’ll write about soon, and the other was this 2010 Hoddles Creek Chardonnay. Having tasted this in barrel last year and talked it up then (http://tinyurl.com/24osofq), I’m probably not entirely impartial with this wine, but given that my wife and I ended up fighting over the dregs, it's fair to say that it won us over! It captures everything I like in modern Australian Chardonnay without going too far down the lean and mean path.
The nose presents that expressive and lovely marriage of oak and fruit that make Chardonnay so, so appealing. Grapefruit, peach, milkiness, nuttiness, and cloves are all there. Moving onto the palate, what I love is this wine’s weight. It’s got richness and power, but keeps everything in check, retaining a sense of elegance. Spicy oak, fine acidity, and some phenolics give this wine a lovely texture to. Wonderful length and persistence in spades are there to finish it all off. Ripper wine.
With a bit of air its great now, but I’ll be putting a couple of bottles in the cellar.
Rated:
RRP: $22
ABV: 13.2%
Website: http://www.hoddlescreekestate.com.au/
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2 comments:
Just finally gotten around to writing this up myself. Loved it. Such minerality, verve and punch.
Dunno where I got my RRP from.
It's a good'un isn't it. Value for money you'd be hard pressed to find a better Chardonnay
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