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Hoddles Creek Estate Pinot Gris 2024

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Hoddles Creek Estate Pinot Gris 2024
Producer Hoddles Creek Estate
Region, Country Yarra Valley, Australia
Bottle Size 750ml
Case Size 12
Product Code 23760-750

Fruit for the Estate Pinot Gris comes from two blocks on the estate: the Winery block and the Top Paddock block. The difference in altitude and aspect goes some way to explaining the intricate detail in this complex, layered wine.

Franco D’Anna is one of the finest producers of Pinot Gris in Australia. After years of making it straight and taking little creative licence, he grew bored and decided to experiment. With the 2024, he continues his pattern of operating outside the norm. Some 90% of the harvest was foot stomped as whole bunches and fermented naturally, finishing in old barriques. The remaining fruit was destemmed but not crushed and fermented on skins for seven days—essentially treated like a light red wine. D’Anna explains: “We make it this way to try to get a balance between aroma and tannin ripeness. The stalks from the first treatment add some fine tannins, and, obviously, you get a lot more tannin from the second treatment.” The result is a structured, complex, copper-hued Gris that continues this producer’s lengthy stint at the top of the Pinot Gris Premier League.

Hoddles Creek Estate Pinot Gris 2024

Reviews

“A golden amber hue in the glass. It’s like a beautiful tonic to drink. Red apple, faint cranberry, peach, green pear, a skittish rub of talc-like tannin, a pure, bright, invigorating and botanical-laced finish. Fine tuned, so frisky, and almost has a non-wine taste, an exotic beverage with so much character, and good for it. Refreshing and thirst-quenching too. Wonderful stuff, though I reckon it fleshing out a little with time in bottle is ideal.”
93+, Mike Bennie, The Wine Front
“Very pale coral-pink, almost copper colour; aroma is very faint, but clean and pleasant, with a savoury, smoky aspect and a trace of pot-pourri. In the mouth it's light-bodied and dry, with plesasant mouth-feel and although light, it has some length and satisfying flavour. A quaffer rather than a thought-provoker. Nice.”
87 points, Huon Hooke, The Real Review
“70% fermented on skins for three days with the balance on skins for 14 days. A bright and enticing pale salmon. Aromatic with its bouquet of poached white pear, red apple and jasmine. Gently textured with just the right amount of grip to balance. A beautifully made and interesting pinot gris to pair with everything from cheese to grilled fish and chicken.”
96 points, 96 points, Philip Rich, Halliday Wine Companion

Reviews

“A golden amber hue in the glass. It’s like a beautiful tonic to drink. Red apple, faint cranberry, peach, green pear, a skittish rub of talc-like tannin, a pure, bright, invigorating and botanical-laced finish. Fine tuned, so frisky, and almost has a non-wine taste, an exotic beverage with so much character, and good for it. Refreshing and thirst-quenching too. Wonderful stuff, though I reckon it fleshing out a little with time in bottle is ideal.”
93+, Mike Bennie, The Wine Front
“Very pale coral-pink, almost copper colour; aroma is very faint, but clean and pleasant, with a savoury, smoky aspect and a trace of pot-pourri. In the mouth it's light-bodied and dry, with plesasant mouth-feel and although light, it has some length and satisfying flavour. A quaffer rather than a thought-provoker. Nice.”
87 points, Huon Hooke, The Real Review
“70% fermented on skins for three days with the balance on skins for 14 days. A bright and enticing pale salmon. Aromatic with its bouquet of poached white pear, red apple and jasmine. Gently textured with just the right amount of grip to balance. A beautifully made and interesting pinot gris to pair with everything from cheese to grilled fish and chicken.”
96 points, 96 points, Philip Rich, Halliday Wine Companion

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