Region: Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia
Variety: Chardonnay
Vintage: 2024
The Wine
Sourced from the elevated Willowlake Vineyard in the upper Yarra Valley, planted in the late 1980s on deep volcanic basalt-derived soils. The 2024 vintage gave Rodda beautifully balanced fruit, with cool nights preserving acidity and long, even ripening delivering concentration without heaviness.
Fruit is whole-bunch pressed, settled briefly, then fermented wild in French oak (approx. 25% new) and matured on lees for nine months without bâttonage to preserve purity and tension. The result is a sleek, mineral chardonnay—white peach, preserved lemon, nougat and flint—wrapped around a core of crystalline acidity typical of the Upper Yarra.
Cellared Says
One of Australia’s most consistently great modern Chardonnays. Bright, mineral, energetic—this is precision winemaking, and the 2024 is one of Rodda’s finest yet.
Wine Reviews
White peach, almond cream, light spiced oak, vanilla and white flower perfume, barely a whisper of struck match. White stone fruit, grapefruit, nougat, of note is the feel of the wine, firm and chalky, almost chewy in texture, white strawberries, with a bright and grainy finish of excellent length. Stylish. Classic cool Yarra from a warmer vintage"
95 points - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)
Region: Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia
Variety: Chardonnay
Vintage: 2024
The Wine
Sourced from the elevated Willowlake Vineyard in the upper Yarra Valley, planted in the late 1980s on deep volcanic basalt-derived soils. The 2024 vintage gave Rodda beautifully balanced fruit, with cool nights preserving acidity and long, even ripening delivering concentration without heaviness.
Fruit is whole-bunch pressed, settled briefly, then fermented wild in French oak (approx. 25% new) and matured on lees for nine months without bâttonage to preserve purity and tension. The result is a sleek, mineral chardonnay—white peach, preserved lemon, nougat and flint—wrapped around a core of crystalline acidity typical of the Upper Yarra.
Cellared Says
One of Australia’s most consistently great modern Chardonnays. Bright, mineral, energetic—this is precision winemaking, and the 2024 is one of Rodda’s finest yet.
Wine Reviews
White peach, almond cream, light spiced oak, vanilla and white flower perfume, barely a whisper of struck match. White stone fruit, grapefruit, nougat, of note is the feel of the wine, firm and chalky, almost chewy in texture, white strawberries, with a bright and grainy finish of excellent length. Stylish. Classic cool Yarra from a warmer vintage"
95 points - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)
