SOHO Carter Waiheke Island Chardonnay 2020

Description

• Subtle toasty oak
• Nectarine
• Roasted hazelnuts
• Long finish

"Variety and expression show intensity, power, a core of fruit with a fine seam of stony minerality, gentle wood spices and decisive complexity.  Warm and generous on the palate with a core of stone and citrus fruit flavours, wood spices and minerality. The oak layers in flavours of cashew nut and baking spices and a lees autolysis adds texture and length. Fine fruit and wood tannins build additional mouthfeel and texture. A youthful, textural, ripe and well made example with salivating acidity, generous weight and intensity with a long delicious finish" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Mar 2021

"It's immensely complex and seductively inviting, showing grilled peach, mango, vanillin oak and brioche characters on the nose, followed by a concentrated palate displaying outstanding depth and richness, while remaining elegant and poised, leading to an impressively long expansive finish" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Mar 2021

"Bright, pale straw-yellow, even colour throughout. The nose is vibrant and voluminous, nuances of pineapple, citrus melded with oak seasoning of spice, vanilla and hazelnuts, along with creamy lemon curd. Full-bodied, pineapple aroma merged with stonefruit and lemon zest, prickly spices filled the palate, unveiling toasted hazelnuts, vanilla and creamy lemon curd. The acidity is buoyant and bright, provide a lift to the full and creamy palate. Nutty and spice elements are elegantly presented, integrated with the fruit and acidity. This is a youthful, full-bodied Chardonnay with brilliant acidity and flavour intensity, ready to be enjoyed now with roasted chicken, seafood with creamy sauce" Candice Chow, Raymond Chan Wine Reviews, Mar 2021

Exquisitely composed, a stunning concentration of nectarine flesh, creamy panna cotta & roasted hazelnuts. Subtle toasty oak & fresh mineral nuances lead to a superbly long & linear finish. Tall in stature & majestic... a worthy treat for the truly devoted.

Sourced from Carter’s Jomara vineyard, Onetangi, Waiheke Island.

Hand harvested, New oak (37%) Coopers: Alain Fouquet & Francois Freres.