McIntyre Vineyards Estate Vineyard Chardonnay 2021

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Mattinson review of McIntyre Vineyards Estate Vineyard Chardonnay 2021.

McIntyre Vineyards Estate Vineyard Chardonnay 2021
14.2% alcohol, cork, Santa Lucia Highlands AVA/California.

McIntyre Estate Vineyard lies in the Santa Lucia Highlands AVA – originally planted in 1973 – has some of the region’s oldest chardonnay vines. This 2021 estate release is a wine of tension, herb notes, brine and cedar. There’s some grip to this wine, some pulp, both of which promote a keen sense of purpose. There's intent here, and a controlled richness, and tinned peach flavours infused with brine and woodsmoke. It’s an impressive wine all round. 94 points.

Campbell Mattinson

Campbell Mattinson has been an independent journalist, wine critic and photographer for forty years. He founded The Winefront, is a former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion (and former editor of Halliday magazine), and is the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He is 100% independent, and tastes between 5,000 and 10,000 wines each year, blind and in comparative brackets as often as is practicable.

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