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

This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion book, former editor of Halliday magazine, former editor of Australian Sommelier Magazine and founder of the highly respected The Winefront site.

Mattinson has been an independent wine critic and photo-journalist since 1987. He’s the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He’s a past winner of a Louis Roederer International Wine Media Award; is the author of the award-winning book The Wine Hunter; and is the author of the best-selling novel We Were Not Men. He’s also a winner of a St Kilda Film Festival Award (as writer-director) and is a former winner of the prized Best Australian Sports Writing Award.

Mattinson, who is 100% independent, puts a score out of 100 on every wine that he reviews. But what he’d rather do, is tell you the wine’s story.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
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