"RIPE CHERRIES AND SPICE WITH FOREST FLOOR AROMAS"

"The 2008 vintage was terrific and we achieved a beautiful ripeness in the Pinot Noir that is reflected in the wine. We now have 5 separate Pinot Noir sites and we selected one single site that stood out from the rest to bottle as Kumeu River Pinot Noir. The vineyard is situated on a slope overlooking Mate’s Vineyard and produced a wine that has aromas of ripe cherries and spice and at the moment displays a lovely purity. No doubt, with bottle age this wine will develop the underlying forest floor aromas that make the wine so complex and interesting. The palate displays the lovely ripe fruit and is lively and fresh with good firm tannin which we expect to mellow with time in bottle over the nextfive years." - Winemaker, Michael Brajkovich M.W.

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"this vintage of Kumeu River Chardonnay is meticulously detailed"

5 STARS: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

"A youthful wine yet exhibits seductive complexity and irresistible aromas of white peach, citrus, oatmeal and a touch of flint. The palate is concentrated and beautifully integrated with fine texture and bright acidity providing superb structure and a refreshing mouthfeel. As always, this vintage of Kumeu River Chardonnay is meticulously detailed with an outstanding potential to develop gratifying flavours. At its best: now to 2016". Sam Kim, Read more »