KUMEU RIVER 'ESTATE'

2015 Chardonnay

Grapes Chardonnay
Colour White
Origin New Zealand, North Island
ABV 13.5%

A blend of six parcels this wine embodies the signature style of rich, ripe peach fruits and toasty oak warmth on the nose (20% new). The palate fuses ripe citrus and stone fruits together in a powerful, fresh and balanced mode. This is a trademark of Brajkovich – he embraces chardonnay's richness and delivers energy and flavor. Drink now. Rating: 93 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Nov 2017)


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Pear and tight and tense. Still very youthful. Tense and tight. Lively. Still very youthful. Drinking range: 2018 - 2024 Rating: 17/20 Jancis Robinson OBE MW - www.JancisRobinson.com (Mar 2017)

The 2015 Estate Chardonnay is more open-knit and less taut than the single vineyard wines, with an expressive nose of ripe nectarines, pink grapefruit and guava, plus underlying notes of baking bread and ginger. Medium-bodied, it offers richness and good depth in the mouth with a an approachable, refreshing backbone and great harmony. Rating: 92 Lisa Perrotti-Brown, RobertParker.com (Dec 2016)

Kumeu River

From the pioneering days to the establishment of the New Zealand wine industry to today, the Brajkovich family have been internationally recognised as producing world class wine. The Brajkovich family continue to harvest their grapes at Kumeu and refine their wine making skills.

The Brajkovichs are nationally recognised as a founding family of the New Zealand wine industry, and the current generation are internationally recognised as producing world class Chardonnay.

Just as the Brajkovich family has grown, so too has the winery itself. Extensions and additions mark the milestones that have seen business adapt and expand over the years. Today, the winery produces around 250,000 bottles annually from 30 hectares of its own vineyards in Kumeu, and another 10 hectares from local growers.

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