{"product_id":"kumeu-river-mate-s-vineyard-chardonnay-2025","title":"Kumeu River Mate`s Vineyard Chardonnay 2025","description":"Maté’s Vineyard is Kumeu River’s flagship Chardonnay and one of New Zealand’s most celebrated expressions of the variety. The vineyard occupies the site of the Brajkovich family’s original Kumeu vineyard, purchased in 1944, and was replanted entirely with Chardonnay by Maté Brajkovich in 1990. Today, its mature vines produce the estate’s most concentrated and structured Chardonnay, made only from fruit grown within this single vineyard.\n\nThe 2025 vintage was hand-harvested and whole-bunch pressed before fermentation with indigenous yeasts in French oak barrels. Following fermentation, the wine spent 11 months maturing in barrel, developing the depth and complexity associated with Maté’s while retaining the freshness and definition that underpin Kumeu River’s style.\n\nRich and layered, the 2025 Maté’s Vineyard Chardonnay combines ripe stone fruit and citrus with savoury, mineral and subtly toasted notes. The palate has considerable depth and texture, framed by fresh acidity and finely integrated oak, with the concentration of the old vines balanced by impressive precision. Powerful yet controlled, it finishes exceptionally long and mineral, with the structure and complexity to develop further with bottle age.","brand":"Kumeu River","offers":[{"title":"Available","offer_id":63737858457930,"sku":"HED15064","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/7696\/2634\/files\/HED15064.png?v=1790693206","url":"https:\/\/hedonism.co.uk\/products\/kumeu-river-mate-s-vineyard-chardonnay-2025","provider":"Hedonism Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}