Why You'll Love This Wine
The term Broadway comes from the name our winemakers give to the popular stretch of Caves Road along which our Chardonnay vineyards are dotted. These strategically located vineyard locations capture the array of northern, southern and central flavours and characters of the Chardonnay varietal, to make this style of wine that truly captures the essence of the variety in Margaret River.
Tasting Notes
colour
Pale straw in colour with a fresh green rim.
aroma
The wild barrel ferment on solids adds savoury aromatics such as wild herbs and toasty-flinty notes.
palate
Flavours of rockmelon, pear and citrus drive the palate with layers of complexity providing the thumb print of the Evans & Tate house style. Extended maturation in barrel has also contributed malt flavours, textural complexity and beautiful integration.
cellaring
Delicious now, or enjoy for up to six years from vintage.
Technical
vintage
The 2021 vintage featured a growing season with a warm, dry summer providing the perfect conditions for hallmark flavour intensity. Cool evenings ensured fruit retained natural acidity, producing wines that are expressive and beautifully balanced.
winemaking
The fruit was selectively handpicked when each block achieved optimum flavour intensity and acid levels. The cold fruit was whole bunch pressed with no pressings juice used in the blend. This gentle handling is critical to produce our unique Chardonnay style. The wine underwent wild fermentation in 20% new French oak barriques and puncheons. 15% of the wine underwent malolactic fermentation to achieve balance and texture. All batches remained on yeast lees for 14 months with regular stirring. Select barrels were then blended and the final blend was filtered once prior to bottling and maturation.
region
Margaret River
variety
Chardonnay
analysis
- Alcohol: 13.0%
Food Pairings
Delicious with seafood linguine or BBQ'd prawns.
Awards
Royal Queensland Wine Awards 2022
Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2022
Margaret River Wine Show 2022
Wine Show of Western Australia 2022
Perth Royal Wine Awards 2022
