Evans & Tate Butterball Chardonnay 2021
Type: White
Country: Australia
Region: Margaret River
Grape Variety: 100% Chardonnay
Alcohol Percentage: 13.5%
Climate: Moderately warm Mediterranean climate that’s kept cool by the ocean
Terroir: Vines grow on planted on micaceous schist soils
Winemaking: Following harvest, the grapes are chilled and softly pressed to liberate the juice – the pressings were added back to the free-run juice to achieve the house style. The cloudy juice was then fermented in a combination of new and used French oak barrels and tank using a combination of wild fermentations and a selected yeast used for producing savoury characters that marry well with the Evans & Tate Chardonnay style. Following this fermentation on solids, 90% of the wine then went through malo-lactic fermentation (MLF) followed by maturation on yeast lees – with stirring of the lees done fortnightly to impart texture, balance, integration and complexity to the final wine. The wine was then blended and bottled under screwcap
Color: Mid-straw with a touch of green gold
Nose: Juicy stone fruit, ripe melon and tinned pear with toasty oak, roasted spices and creamy, buttery notes
Palate: Ripe chardonnay characters of peach, tinned pears and ripe melon framed with toasty oak, roasted spices and creamy, buttery notes that flood the nose and mouth. A delicious rich and complex Chardonnay
About the Winery:
Evans & Tate joined the Fogarty Wine Group’s outstanding portfolio of wine brands in 2012. The history of Evans & Tate dates back to 1971 when John Evans & John Tate first planted vines in the Swan Valley. Three years later, they purchased land and planted a vineyard in Wilyabrup, in the heart of Margaret River, which they named Redbrook. In 1987 the Evans & Tate Margaret River Classic (Semillon Sauvignon Blanc) was first released. More than 30 years on, it remains the number-one selling Margaret River wine. The passion of our founders has endured, making Evans & Tate one of Australia’s best-selling Margaret River wine brands.
With state-of-the-art winemaking equipment and access to high-quality fruit and oak, we craft wines that people enjoy and lead by example with the quality of wines produced in Margaret River. The winemaking team continuously strive to craft elegant wines that exhibit distinct regional characteristics coupled with intensity of flavour.
