Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay 2023
North Island
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In 2024, Kumeu River is celebrating 80 years, during which time it has gained a significant reputation as a top New Zealand estate of fine, Burgundian-style wines. The Estate Chardonnay is supreme – barrel fermented and aged, it is complex and long.
£26.00 per bottle
Qty bottles:
£156.00
1 case (6 bottles) - £26.00 per bottle
Qty cases:
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Wine Details
- White - Dry
- Fine wine
New Zealand- Pale Gold
- Chardonnay
- 9.375 Units
- Vegan
- 12.5% ABV
- 750 ml
- Vegetarian
- 31 December 2029
Flavour Profile
Tasting notes
Creamy, rounded, ripe stone fruit, smoky oak and spice, mineral core
Aroma
Flicker of smoke, flint, creamy peach and bright citrus
Allergy information
Contains Sulphites
The Wine
In 1938, Dalmatian couple Mick and Katé Brajkovich, with son Maté, arrived in New Zealand. They settled just NW of Auckland, in Kumeu, and started growing vines so they could make wine for the family. By 1944, they’d founded a wine estate. Mick died 5 years later, so Katé and Maté continued building on their success. Maté married a Croatian girl and had four children – Milan in charge today of vineyards and Michael MW as winemaker. In 1986, they decided to focus solely on Burgundian-style wines. This is their premium Estate Chardonnay, handpicked from limestone-soil vineyards to lend minerality, whole bunch fermented in barrel for a year and the wine aged in oak on its lees. This is a complex, rich, balanced white. Serve gently chilled.
In 1938, Dalmatian couple Mick and Katé Brajkovich, with son Maté, arrived in Ne...
Fresh, crunchy and clean, with mineral and spice notes and plenty of salty undertones
James Suckling, critic, 93pts
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