Chardonnay, Village, Kumeu – 2012
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Vineyard Profile
- Cultivation: Sustainable
- Size: Approximately 12 hectares (29.7 acres)
- Vine Age: Planted 1994-2001
- Clones: 6, 15, 96
- Soil: Clay
- Elevation: Approximately 100 meters (328 feet)
- Exposure: North
- Training: Lyre and VSP
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Vintage Report
- Harvest Date(s): March-April
- Yields: 4.5 tons/acre
- Brix: 21.5°
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Vinification
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Whole-bunch pressed
- Fermentation: Indigenous yeast; 25% in barrel, 75% in tank
- Malolactic: 100%
- Aging: 11 months in older oak barrels (5 years minimum), then 4-6 months in tank
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Technical Information
- Varietal Composition: 100% Chardonnay
- Production (in cases): 7,500 cases
- Production Case Pack: 12/750ml
- Alcohol: 13.5%
- TA: 5.5g/L
- p H: 3.27
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Tasting Notes
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This wine was fermented in a combination of old French oak barriques (25%) and stainless-steel tanks (75%), so there is very little oak influence on either nose or palate. This has allowed the vibrant fruit to show through beautifully with lively lime and lemon aromas and a flinty, mineral edginess with hints of fig and white peach. The weighty mid-palate also shows peachy ripeness along with crisp acid minerality that gives the wine a refreshing cleansing quality. This wine is delightful as an aperitif, and even better to drink with fish and shellfish.
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Reviews
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Chardonnay, Village, Kumeu – 2012
Vibrant fruit shows through with lime and lemon aromas and a flinty, mineral edginess with hints of fig and white peach. The weighty mid-palate also shows peachy ripeness along with crisp acid minerality that gives the wine a refreshing quality.
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Chardonnay, Village, Kumeu – 2012 – 90 points – The Wine Advocate
“The 2012 Village Chardonnay has notes of apricots, honey, baking bread and a hint of nutmeg. Laced with citrusy crispness, medium-bodied and with a wonderfully silken texture, it offers a long minerally finish. Fantastic value.”