{"product_id":"hoddles-creek-1er-chardonnay-2024","title":"Hoddles Creek 1er Chardonnay 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eHoddles Creek Estate Chardonnay 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2003 Franco d'Anna grafted some Pinot Noir over to Chardonnay at the top paddock of the Hoddles Creek Estate - his choice of Dijon clones here has done absolute wonders for this bottling - the Premier Cru! The 2024 vintage was marked by conditions that required careful management of the steep, easterly-facing Upper Yarra slopes, resulting in small crops of exceptionally concentrated fruit. High acidity, high tension wine – again matured in 25% new French Oak. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eIn the winery, we treat this wine as we would normally treat all our Chardonnay.. The Chardonnay is picked in the early morning, and refrigerated down to 2⁰C for 12 hours. Then it is gentle destemmed, not crushed and pressed into tank. The juice is left to settle clear for 7 days with no enzyme or acid addition. The wine is then fermented till dryness using cultered and natural yeasts. The wine remains in cask for 12 months with occasional battonage. The wine is not filtered, not fined, or stabilized before bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRich in colour and rich in flavour. This release of Hoddles Creek Estate 1er delivers the goods. Grilled peach, vanilla-cream, pine, cedar, Pez, nectarine and an array of ozone-infused, fragrant-but-integrated herbs. This release is both textural and energetic but it’s characterised by its rich, plush flavour. The finish itself is the final confirmation; this wine sings both full and long. 95+ Points - Campbell Mattinson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hoddles Creek Estate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50736577478902,"sku":"14887-1","price":80.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0451\/6580\/5731\/files\/hoddles_creek_1er_chardonnay-removebg-preview.png?v=1780012921","url":"https:\/\/edcellars.com.au\/products\/hoddles-creek-1er-chardonnay-2024","provider":"Edinburgh Cellars ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}