2024 Hoddles Creek Estate Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley

A very light, bright crimson red. Pure fruited, with aromas of freshly crushed raspberries, summer flowers and a touch of spice. Just as good on the light- to medium-bodied, brightly fruited and silkily structured palate. A wine, as always, to buy by the case and enjoy over the next three to four years! Drink to 2029.

95 points Philip Rich for Halliday Wine Companion, August 2025

Bright and fruit-driven, with aromas of black cherries, red apple skins, rose hips, pomegranate, lead pencil and spices. The palate is mid-weighted and textural, framed by firmly integrated tannins and a long line of mineral tension, giving notes of cranberries, raspberry fruit and leaves, blood oranges and hibiscus. Good length, with impressive texture and weight. Drink or hold.

94 points James Suckling, August 2025

Hoddles Creek Estate was established in 1997 by the D'Anna family on a property in the cooler, northern reaches of the Yarra Valley that they had held since 1960. The steep sloping, hand-tended 53-hectare vineyard sits along Gembrook Road and is planted to Pinots Gris and Noir, Chardonnay and small amounts Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. The vineyard and winery is managed by a small team lead by winemaker Franco d’Anna.