2020
Kumeu Village Chardonnay
2020
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. Fermented 42% in old French oak barriques, and 58% in stainless steel tanks 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.
Winemaker's Notes
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.
Vinification
100% hand harvested
100% whole bunch pressed
Indigenous yeast fermentation
100% malo-lactic fermentation
58% Tank Fermentation
42% 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
