Wickhams Road Gippsland Pinot Noir 2018
Hoddles Creek Estate
Established in 1997 the D'Anna family decided to plant grapes on the property that has been in their family since 1960. Located between Gembrook road and adjacent Hoddles Creek in the Upper Yarra (a higher, cooler and more marginal climate than the lower Yarra) both vineyards are on steeply sloping blocks needing hand-pruning and harvesting. They're cropped at less than 2.5 tonnes per acre and being a marginal climate the vines requires extensive canopy management, this is achieved using the 'Scott-Henry trellis system' to promote fruit exposure.
Viticulturist and winemaker Franco D'Anna cut his teeth at Coldstream Hills later consulting with Mario Marson (ex-winemaker for Mount Mary and Jasper Hill) where he took some valuable lessons. His philosophy on winemaking practises tend to be minimal - their wines all see a percentage of oak including the Sauvignon Blanc albeit old French.
Hoddles Creek wines are single vineyard estate grown.
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WIPN201811 UCAU
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Made by the Hoddles Creek team; the Wickhams Road wines are made with the same philosophy used with Hoddles Creek and sourced from the same vineyards
Made by the Hoddles Creek team; the Wickhams Road wines are made with the same philosophy used with Hoddles Creek and sourced from the same vineyards
Scores & Reviews
91+ / 100
Gary Walsh
Cherries, crushed exotic spices, a little earthy undergrowth. Medium-bodied, juiciness of fruit kept in check by fine grained and persistent tannin, pleasing precision, cool almost ‘minerally’ acidity, and gentle grip shaping up a pretty long finish. It’s really good, and likely better again with some time in bottle, though no problem enjoying it now. Verity and quality. I’d recommend this pretty highly.