Catalina Sounds Sound of White Chardonnay 2022
Marlborough,
New Zealand
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Catalina Sounds Sound of White Chardonnay 2022
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About this Wine
country
New Zealand
region
Marlborough
variety
Chardonnay
Style
White (Medium Bodied Oaked)
vintage
2022
closure
Screwcap
Alcohol vol.
13.0
volume
750
Brands
Catalina Sounds
Tasting Notes
Aroma
A creamy richness greets the nose, underpinned by
ripe stone fruit and crème brulee.
Palate
The palate flows
seamlessly from start to finish with texture, weight and
a fine line of acidity creating an element of tension that
drives the wine to a subtle finish.
Vinification
Handpicked fruit was gently pressed at the winery over
3 hours to stainless steel tanks; separating the free run
and hard pressings, with minimal to no additions. 24
hours later very turbid juice was run to 500 L French oak
puncheons, 25% of which is new. The juice then goes
through a natural or ‘indigenous’ primary and natural
malolactic fermentation. The wine matures on its yeast
lees for 11 months before select barrels are blended
to tank and left to settle for a further 5 months, before
bottling unfined and unfiltered in July the following year.
The intention is to create a wine with complexity, texture
and tension.This wine is vegan and carnivore friendly.
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 21/22 season is one for the books. Winter rains
replenished parched soils and broke a three-year
drought. A warm and wet winter continued into spring,
bringing lush growth to the vines, and a perfect
flowering. January was warm and dry, and dropping
excess fruit was necessary to ensure quality fruit.
On the 14th of March, 2022, 2.4 tonne of beautiful
Chardonnay was hand-harvested and gently handled in
the winery.
Food Matching
A range of seafood dishes, hard cheeses and crisp green
salads with fresh herbs.
Region Notes
The aim for our single vineyard Sound of White
Chardonnay is always quality. Meticulously well
managed, clone 95 Chardonnay is grown on clay-loam
soils at our estate vineyard in the Waihopai Valley (part
of the sought-after Southern Valleys). Shoot-thinning and
leaf-plucking keep the canopy open and fruit hanging
freely. Yields are purposely kept low around 6-7 T/Ha to
ensure ripeness, concentration and balance.
Reviews
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Shanteh Wale
Yellow peach skin, grated lemon zest and jonquil blooms. Bee pollen, honeycomb and mace. A touch of sandalwood. Pomelo and dried peach pit, a savoury tone from the oak on the palate. Cinnamon and ground cumin. Finishing with a hazelnut skin bitterness. A muscular wine that would suit many a main course dish. Points: 91/100
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Stephen Wong
Deep, nutty wood smoke nose with a backdrop of subtle mineral reduction and restrained citrus/stone-fruit. Quite creamy but also currently closed with hints of wood, caramel, chunky reduction and a taut acid frame. Building to a woody, firm finish, this has restraint within the context of classic chardonnay. Mealy with mid-weight but also reined-in with a firm structure and reduction giving an astringency on the finish. Points: 91/100
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