Late last year, the 2021 version of this Evans & Tate Redbrook Estate Chardonnay blitzed everything at the Sydney Wine Show. This 2019 is older, a little broader, but just as trophy-worthy. It’s a lovely Margaret River Chardonnay. It leans towards more winemaking artifice, with gumball and flint reduction, but there’s mandarin and this expressive, buttered grapefruit Margaret River stamp, with just a little toasty mothball bottle aged at the edges. It’s precise. It’s mouthwatering and clean and grapefruity. It feels masterful and ultimately delicious.
- Best drinking: nowish, no hurry
- Score (out of 20): 18.5
- Score (out of 100): 94
- Alcohol %: 13
- RRP (in $AUD): 40
- Winery website: https://evansandtate.wine/
- Would I buy it?: Sure would
THE VERDICT
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Managed to score some 2019 as a Mystery wine for $30, drank one but sitting on the other 5. Agree with your assessment completely.
Bargain at that price.