Hoddles Creek 1er Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2022

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Hoddles Creek
Label Name:
 
1er Yarra Valley Chardonnay
Vintage:
 
2022
Country:
 
Australia
Region:
 
Yarra Valley, Victoria
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
13.2%
Grape(s):
 
Chardonnay
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
3
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
12-14°C

Awards/Ratings
Multiple 90+ reviews for the 2022 vintage: Wine Front 95 (Campbell Mattinson), Gary Walsh 95+; Vinous 93; Huon Hooke/The Real Review 92; James Halliday ~95–96

Tasting Note
Cool-climate, Burgundian-style Chardonnay: white peach, grapefruit and preserved lemon with fennel and almond, savoury lees and a flinty struck‑match mineral note. Bright acidity, creamy texture and gentle oak spice lead to a long, chalky, saline finish.

Food Pairing
Roast chicken with herb butter, creamy mushroom risotto, lobster or scallops with beurre blanc, pork belly; Asian: miso‑marinated black cod, seared salmon teriyaki, sushi/sashimi, mildly spiced Thai or Vietnamese dishes.

Production Method
Fruit from Top Paddock (SRM block). Fermented in mainly 2nd/3rd-fill French oak with occasional batonnage; matured ~12 months in cask then ~3 months in stainless. Minimal new oak, bottled unfined and unfiltered with small SO2 at bottling.

Vineyard Info
Hoddles Creek Estate (D’Anna family) planted from 1997. Winemaker Franco D’Anna sources fruit from high‑altitude Top Paddock blocks; small‑volume, premium '1er' cuvée produced only in select years.