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A Rodda Willow Lake Vineyard Yarra Chardonnay 2023
$55.00
Fresh and youthful, with lime, grapefruit, and lemon aromas enhanced by toasted cashew oak. The palate is intense and refined, tensioned with mouth-watering acidity and a long, satisfying carry. Lovely now and will age well.” 95 points – Huon Hooke, The Real Review
A striking, quality chardonnay from a top Yarra Valley vineyard. Adrian Rodda is in his element, delivering a beautifully complex wine in grapefruit, lemon curd, spiced peach, crème brûlée and a gentle almond nuttiness. Good concentration meets fresh acidity on the palate with a light thread of biscuit. A fine, expressive, cool-climate chardonnay of note.” 95 points – Jeni Port, Halliday Wine Companion
The nose is rich and giving with a mineral edge and notes of lemon pith, talcum powder and flint. The medium-bodied palate has fresh acidity and generous texture, showing nectarines, graphite and grapefruit. Very good. Drink or hold. Screw cap.” 95 points – James Suckling
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Producer Profile
Adrian Rodda has been involved in making wine since 1998, spending more than decade at Oakridge Wines in the Yarra Valley. In 2010, Adrian moved to Beechworth in the North East of Victoria to produce a Chardonnay from the Smiths Vineyard, the oldest vineyard in modern Beechworth viticulture. In 2012, Adrian commenced the “Chardonnay Project” whereby he sources grapes from the Willow Lake Vineyard in the Yarra Valley and vinifies them in parallel with the Smiths Vineyard Chardonnay. In 2017, a third single vineyard Chardonnay was produced from the Baxendale Vineyard at Whitlands in the cool upper reaches of North East Victoria.
Since 2011, the range has also included a Bordeaux Blend, based around Cabernet Sauvignon also sourced from the Smiths Vineyard, and a Tempranillo from the Aquila Audax Vineyard, Adrian’s first foray with a Mediterranean variety. All the wines offer incredible value.
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