Kumeu River Rays Road Chardonnay 2025

Kumeu River Rays Road Chardonnay 2025

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Kumeu River Rays Road Chardonnay 2025
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HED15062

75 cl

13.5%
£32.00
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Kumeu River is one of New Zealand’s most celebrated Chardonnay producers, established by the Brajkovich family in West Auckland. Rays Road marks a departure from the estate’s historic Auckland vineyards, coming from a distinctive site in Hawke’s Bay which the family acquired in 2017. Set on a north-facing limestone hillside, the vineyard’s cooler position and mineral-rich soils produce a particularly fresh and precise expression of Chardonnay. The 2025 Rays Road Chardonnay was hand-harvested and whole-bunch pressed before fermentation with indigenous yeasts in seasoned French oak barrels. The wine was then matured in barrel for 11 months, allowing texture and complexity to develop while retaining the freshness and purity that characterise the site. Bright and finely focused, the wine shows white peach, citrus and stone fruit alongside subtle floral and flinty notes. The palate combines gentle richness with vibrant acidity and a distinct mineral character, leading to a long, fresh and lightly saline finish. An elegant expression of Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay with the precision and restraint that have become hallmarks of Kumeu River.

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