Watkins Chardonnay 2022
- 92
- $24
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There might not be too many educated wine experts going wobbly at the knees over a Langhorne Creek Chardonnay, but they might just be missing out here as this has got a fair bit to like: a glossy mid gold colour to begin, and bang-on aromas of ripe apple and peach with roasted macadamia nut. What follows continues the story, with winemaking combining free-run juice, and a range of pressings, lees worked and barrel impacted, included in the mix. The result is quite tasty, cleverly put together and blooming in the glass with a nice mix of citrus, stone fruit and some woody structural scaffolding. For the price, well done.
Tony is best known for his 10 years as News Corp’s National Wine Writer, with weekly columns in major metropolitan mastheads throughout Australia including The Adelaide Advertiser, The Sydney Daily Telegraph and the Melbourne Herald Sun. He continues to write feature articles and columns for all the major Australian wine media publications. Tony has also worked as a restaurant reviewer, section editor, book editor, digital content provider, journalism teacher and was named Wine Communicators of Australia 2018 Legend of the Vine (SA). Find out more about Tony at tonylove.com.au
