Hoddles Creek Estate Chardonnay 2018 Farming Practice|test These standards (like the viticulture)

These standards (like the viticulture) are far higher than pretty much all of the so called 'prestige cuvées'

wild ferment on skins for four weeks before being pressed to stainless steel

A marvellous wine of great finesse (in the context of Beaujolais)

thankfully

I originally wanted a “super hero” label but the wine

Hoddles Creek Estate Chardonnay 2018 Farming Practice|test These standards (like the viticulture)Citrus and stonefruit on the nose, this wine has a rounded palate with good length and acidity; a light touch of new oak adds complexity. All fruit is hand picked in the morning and immediately de stemmed and lightly crushed into the press. No enzymes are used; instead the juice is allowed to settle naturally. In 2016, there were approximately fifteen different ferments, these were allowed to start naturally on full solids. After a select period of