2024
Kumeu Village Chardonnay
2024
Kumeu Village Chardonnay
This is a wine where we always have a bottle in the fridge. The perfect aperitif Chardonnay, it's a wine that pairs very well with all types of seafood. This vintage is 30% fermented in old French oak barrels and 70% in stainless steel tanks. The barrel fermentation adds richness without overwhelming oak influence, while the tank fermentation lets the vibrant fruit shine. Expect lively lime and lemon aromas, complemented by a flinty, mineral palate with notes of fig and white peach.
Winemaker's Notes
The 2024 Vintage gave us outstanding quality, both in Kumeu and Hawkes Bay, with beautiful fruit aroma, flavour and concentration. Our own Rays Road vineyard in Hawkes Bay made up 8% of the final blend, which gives the wine adistinctive limestone edginess. The moderate alcohol level of 13.0% gives freshness with a lovely flinty texture. The citrus elements of Chardonnay shine through with arefreshingly crisp acid finish. This wine si delightful as an aperitif, and even better to drink with seafood.
Vinification
Indigenous yeast fermentation
100% malo-lactic fermentation
70% Tank fermentation
30% Barrel fermentation
(5 year old + French oak barriques)
Drink with
- Seafood
- Pasta
- Chicken
- Risotto
Kumeu Village Chardonnay
The first vintage of Village Chardonnay I tasted was from the 2002 vintage and it has been my “house Chardonnay” ever since.
Bob Campbell - MW
