Kumeu River
Estate Chardonnay, Kumeu
Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay is drawn from six different vineyard sites in the Kumeu Region. The winery is particularly careful in selecting only the very best grapes from these vineyards for the Kumeu River Estate label. Estate Chardonnay is the best expression of the Kumeu region’s unique microclimate and it’s impact on the vineyards, creating a distinct, elegant and focused style of Chardonnay.
Vintage Factsheets
The Kumeu River Chardonnay is drawn from six different vineyard sites in the Kumeu Region. The winery particularly careful in selecting only the very best grapes from these vineyards for the Kumeu River Estate label.
- Region
- Kumeu
- Appellation
- Kumeu
- Varietal Composition
- Chardonnay
- Aging
- Fruit is hand harvested, Whole-bunch pressed and then crushed. The wine undergoes indigenous yeast fermentation. After malolactic fermentation is complete, the wine is then matured for 11 months in French oak.
- Alcohol
- 13.5%
Kumeu vineyards that contribute to this wine gave us a blend of Chardonnay that is particularly concentrated with very citrus, preserved lemon aromas and a dense layered palate with lingering complexity. This is a quality Chardonnay wine of style and pedigree that is delicious now but has the capability of aging as well as any of its predecessors.
Jancis Robinson
16.5+ Points
2023
“Distinctly lemon nose and mouth-filling. Good substance on the palate and definition. Great drink for the near term! Quite a step up from the Village. Athletic. I asked about ageability and was assured by Paul Brajkovich that the 2019 is looking very good now.”
— Jancis Robinson, 2024
