2020 Kumeu River, Estate Chardonnay, Kumeu, New Zealand
- White
- Dry
- Medium Bodied
- Chardonnay
Ready, but will keep
Product: 20208008251
75 cl Bottle
Description
This 2020 Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay is top notch and shows similar personality traits to its humble winemaker Michael Brajkovich, MW. It boasts flavours of marzipan, hazelnut, lemon-grass and green apple and is Puligny esk in style with a modest price. As a big fan of White Burgundy it’s easy to appreciate this wine. It presents elegance, purity, precision and is obvious it has an exciting journey ahead of itself. There is a beautiful acidity leaving you to want more and more. The vibrant fruit is shown beautifully with lemon curd and lime aromas on the nose followed by a flinty, mineral quirkiness with hints of fig and peach whirling on the palate. Cellar this wine for 8-10 years and the rewards will be priceless!
Josie Owen, Private Account Manager (August 2020)
Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2020
Maturity Ready, but will keep
Grape List Chardonnay
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Kumeu River
About this wine
Chardonnay
Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or. Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.
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Kumeu River
Maté Brajkovich, a Dalmation by birth, arrived in New Zealand in 1938. In 1944 he and his parents purchased a property with a small vineyard and Kumeu River wines was born. However it was not until Michael, Mate's son, took over in 1982 that the true potential of the vineyards began to be fully realised.
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