Catalina Sounds Sounds of White Pinot Noir 2021
Marlborough,
New Zealand
RRP: $45.00
Bottle
$33.00
Pack
$198.00
Catalina Sounds Sound of White Chardonnay 2021
Marlborough,
New Zealand
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Catalina Sounds Sound of White Chardonnay 2021
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About this Wine
country
New Zealand
region
Marlborough
variety
Chardonnay
Style
White (Medium Bodied Oaked)
vintage
2021
closure
Screwcap
Alcohol vol.
13.0
volume
750
Brands
Catalina Sounds
Tasting Notes
Aroma
Hedonistic aromatics of warm brioche, apples simmered
in butter, nougat and rolled oats.
Palate
While the palate has
an element of fine texture initially, it softens and fills the
mid-palate with fruit weight and flavour that is carried by
well-balanced minerality and a brilliantly long finish.
Vinification
The fruit was hand-picked on the 19th of March and
whole-cluster pressed, with the free run and hard
pressings juice split into separate tanks. Only a small
amount of sulphur was added at the tanks. The juice
lightly settled for a day, and then racked to 500 L French
Puncheons; 30% new and spontaneously fermented
with “wild/indigenous” yeasts. The wine spent 12
months in oak before blending to tank, with full lees
and left to quietly settle for another 4 months. The
wine was lightly racked and bottled without fining or
filtering in July 2021. A truly pure expression of vintage,
site, climate and variety with minimal winemaking
interference.
Cellaring Potential
While drinking well in its youth, this wine is made with
an element of longevity in mind and will continue to
improve with age over the next 7+ years when stored
correctly.
Vintage Notes
The 2021 vintage certainly had its nuances compared
to vintages over the last decade. Early spring frosts,
combined with cool wet weather during flowering had a
significant impact across Marlborough, resulting in yields
being lower than average across the region. Summer
turned out dry and warm, and with low-yields an early
harvest was upon us; starting 10 days earlier than 2020.
Fruit quality was exceptional this year and the wines
certainly reflect this with strong vintage expression.
Food Matching
A range of seafood dishes, hard cheeses and crisp green
salads with fresh herbs.
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