2019 Hoddles Creek Estate Chardonnay

Brilliant pale straw colour with subtle glimpses of green around the edges and a watery hue. Lifted white peach, citrus and nectarine aromas meld into faint toast, a whiff of nougat and light gun flint notes. Medium weighted, generous white peach, pear and nectarine fruits are fleshy in their feel, integrating with citrus, light biscuity oak and faint notions of gun flint. Finishes with good freshness and a medium to long aftertaste. This great value Yarra valley Chardonnay will fill out and build texturally with further bottle age.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 13.2%

Other Reviews…..
I note that the RRP of the Pinot is now three dollars more than the Chardonnay.
It’s a juicy one this year, offering plenty of peach and pear flavour, a little oatmeal, cashew and cinnamon, but with a pink grapefruit tang. It’s flinty and spicy, a ball of flavour that pulls longer, and tighter on the finish. There’s a little struck match complexity and a whole lot more than a little in terms of enjoyment. It’s very good drinking already. Drink : 2020 - 2024+
93 points
Gary Walsh – The Wine Front