Evans & Tate @ Corkscore

2021 Evans & Tate Single Vineyard Chardonnay

2025-11-09T10:01:49Z

91 points - Pale green grey. Grapefruit aromas. Smooth palate with a bit of nougat, elegant stonefruit and perfectly jingling acid line. Classy. Drinking very well now.

Tasted on Sun, Nov 9, 2025.

2021 Evans & Tate Single Vineyard Chardonnay

2025-11-09T10:16:09Z

91 points - Light gold. Nutty, saline, lemon pip aromas. Very modernly styled, nutty nuances, tense and alive in the mouth, finely shaped. Mouthwatering finish. This needs a sole à la meunière with that burnt buttery, dill, caper and seaside character to marry.

Tasted on Sun, Nov 9, 2025.

2017 Evans & Tate Redbrook Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot

2020-10-22T09:55:13Z

95 points - Deep red. Aromatic, leafy notes. Beautiful structure and musculature on the palate. Slightly chaffy with good intensity and measured fruit. An ageworthy style.

Tasted on Thu, Oct 22, 2020.

2017 Evans & Tate Redbrook Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

2022-12-24T00:40:04Z

94 points - Subdued aromas, deep set fruit. Good lush palate with good shape, texture. There’s a touch of astringency and tightness. This needs a lot of time. Some elegance and refinement on the palate.

Tasted on Thu, Aug 20, 2020.

2014 Evans & Tate Redbrook Reserve Chardonnay

2019-04-05T10:44:15Z

94 points - Medium light gold. Initially quite tart and phenolic, loads of yellow grapefruit bitterness. Interesting nose, hints of popcorn, flinty. Palate is very penetrating, rapier like, showing loads of intensity and acidity. There’s a roast hazelnut, floral fragrance component too, quite attractive. A confronting wine, palate coverage penetrating to all corners, powerful and tight, structural. Ageworthy. Lingering grapefruit bitterness on the lengthy finish. Too much for me personally, but a very good wine nevertheless.

Tasted on Fri, Apr 5, 2019.

2014 Evans & Tate Redbrook Reserve Chardonnay

2019-04-05T10:25:54Z

92 points - Pale yellow. ‘Coffee’ aroma. Palate is all about grapefruit notes, with distinct bitterness - almost like grapefruit peel. Classy, powerful, commanding - almost regal. Can’t drink too much of this though. Prefer more subtle styles.

Tasted on Fri, Apr 5, 2019.

2014 Evans & Tate Redbrook Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

2019-04-05T12:19:05Z

95 points - Dark medium purple red. Slightly reductive on the nose, straw, earthy, spicy and meaty. Medium to full bodied on the palate with fine grained tannins and remarkable acidity that is both delicate yet lively. Beautiful flow throughout the palate, there’s a fragrant vanilla cedar/oak, a very attractive sweetly spiced note that pervades. A penetrating modern style of cabernet. Very smart, it charms the more one sips. Third day open, nose has improved markedly, now full of rich fragrant cassis and iodine.

Tasted on Wed, Apr 3, 2019.

2014 Evans & Tate Redbrook Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

2019-04-03T10:26:40Z

94 points - Medium dark red with slightly cloudy edges. Elegant nose with ripe cassis. The fruit is a fully ripened: gorgeous red berries and cassis, with primary fruit dominating the flavour profile. That cassis with an undercurrent of luscious blackberry. Cooling finish with well judged oak. Drinks well now. The vibrant acidity is likely to keep this going for many years.

Tasted on Wed, Apr 3, 2019.

2015 Evans & Tate Metricup Road Chardonnay

2016-11-17T09:39:01Z

90 points - Pale yellow. Some reduction evident on the nose. Struck flint, smoky nuances. Bright acidity, quite structural, fresh and vibrant style of chardonnay. Good minerally tension. Clean and dry. Interesting interplay of acidity and fruit on the palate.

Tasted on Thu, Nov 17, 2016.

2015 Evans & Tate Metricup Road Chardonnay

2016-11-17T09:37:14Z

90 points - Pale green colour. Sulphuric reductive nose, showing quite some oak influence, but also fine minerality. Quite a simple number, with razor sharp acid balance. Good drink.

Tasted on Thu, Nov 17, 2016.