A Rodda Baxendale Chardonnay Unit:Single a slip of creamy lees

a slip of creamy lees and spicy oak

A return to more stable weather patterns during January and February contributed to a perfect extended dry and mild ripening season for flavour

Anna Pooley

The soil is a mix of grey and brown loam

The result is a deliciously limey riesling with backbone

A Rodda Baxendale Chardonnay Unit:Single a slip of creamy leesProducer Australian Chardonnay has had a renaissance in the last decade, and it's makers like Adrian Rodda who are to thank for it. Adrian spent 10 years under the tutelage of David Bicknell at Oakridge in the Yarra Valley. He then relocated his family to Beechworth to take over the lease of the Smith's vineyard and start his label, A. Rodda. Adrian's primary focus is on Chardonnay, making one each year from Beechworth, one from the Whitlands and one