Kumeu Village Chardonnay 2021

Description

• French oak
• Citrus & fig
• White peach
• Cleansing

The barrel fermentation provides some richness but very little oak in influence. Combined with the tank fermentation this allows 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

Produced from grapes grown in Kumeu and Hawkes Bay this wine was fermented 39% in old French oak barriques, and 61% in stainless steel tanks.

The 2021 Vintage was another good vintage following on from the exceptional 2019 & 2020. Due to a spring frost they had a very small yield in Kumeu so Hawkes Bay fruit made up 57% of the final blend. This includes some fruit from their own Rays Road vineyard which gives the wine an extra limestone edginess. The weighty mid-palate shows peachy ripeness along with crisp acid minerality that gives the wine a refreshing cleansing quality

Food Pairing: This wine is delightful as an aperitif, and even better to drink with fish and shellfish.