CARTER FAMILY VINEYARDS, MARLBOROUGH

WINEMAKER / PETE TURNER

5 stars
94 points

Sam Kim - Wine Orbit

review

Stylish and elegantly fragrant, the bouquet shows white-fleshed nectarine, mango, vanilla, and oatmeal nuances. It's wonderfully weighted and persistent on the palate, delivering refined texture backed by beautifully pitched acidity, making it splendidly structured with a lengthy, engaging finish. At its best: now to 2032.

5 stars
93 points

CANDICE CHOW

review

Fruit from organic certified Carter Vineyard, this Chardonnay is flowing with good energy and tension, fine-textured phenolics laced the creamy mouthfeel and long finish.

5 stars
93 points

Raymond Chan Wine Reviews

review

Bright, even, pale yellow. The nose is elegantly full, with aromas of hazelnut, stonefruit, citrus and flint. Medium-bodied, with aromas of peach and nectarine intermixed, alongside a hint of grapefruit, and complemented by roasted hazelnut and flinty spice. Enlivening acid tension rings a crisp line, carries fine-textured phenolics along a creamy mouthfeel. Elegant closing with a long linger. Match with swordfish and roasted chicken over the next 5+ years. BioGro Organic certified.

EXCELLENT
93 points

Cameron Douglas

review

Bright, fresh and pure fruited bouquet, scents and flavours of grapefruit then white nectarine and peach, some fine organic soil qualities then a distinctive lees layer. Near full-bodied with a fine satin texture, flavours of fresh citrus and stone fruits along with a lees backbone return. Youthful and needing development time. Best drinking from early 2026 through 2030.