Catalina Sounds Sound of White Chardonnay 2021
Marlborough,
New Zealand
RRP: $45.00
Bottle
$33.00
Pack
$198.00
Catalina Sounds Chardonnay 2023
Marlborough,
New Zealand
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Catalina Sounds
Catalina Sounds Chardonnay 2023
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About this Wine
country
New Zealand
region
Marlborough
variety
Chardonnay
Style
White (Medium Bodied Oaked)
vintage
2023
closure
Screwcap
Alcohol vol.
13.0
volume
750
Brands
Catalina Sounds
Tasting Notes
Aroma
The aromatics are interwoven with layers of toasted
hazelnut, brioche, vanilla, and a little shredded coconut.
Palate
At first taste it’s soft and seamless with ripe stone fruit,
and a creamy mid-palate rich in weight and very
seamless. This is an approachable, Chardonnay lovers
Chardonnay that can be enjoyed on its own or with food.
Vinification
The two parcels that create the Catalina Sounds
Chardonnay were harvested on the 23rd and 31st of
March 2023 respectively. Golden bunches were lightly
pressed to tank for settling over a day, leaving very
cloudy juice to ferment in both a 4000 L oak cuve and
eleven 500 L French oak puncheons of which a very
small portion (5%) were new. After 10 months on lees,
the individual components were blended, lightly fined
and filtered. Uniquely Catalina Sounds.
Cellaring Potential
This wine will continue to drink well over the next 5 years if stored correctly.
Vintage Notes
The 2023 vintage was late to start due to a wetter
weather and cooler temperatures up until December.
Fine, warm weather from January through harvest kept
fruit pristine and created suitable conditions for extra
hangtime on the vine, which provided increased flavour
concentration, exceptional varietal purity and laid the
groundwork for some brilliant wines.
Food Matching
A range of seafood dishes, hard cheeses and creamy pasta and chicken dishes.
Region Notes
The 2023 Catalina Sounds Chardonnay is sourced
exclusively from two vineyard sites – our estate
vineyard Sound of White and a dedicated grower
vineyard in the central Wairau Valley. The differing
soils of glacial clay loams and silty gravels provide the
perfect environment for balanced vines where yields
are naturally low and leaves are removed from the fruit
zone to expose bunches to the warm Marlborough sun
throughout the day.
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