The Brajkovich family`s Estate Chardonnay is drawn from six different vineyard sites in the Kumeu area. This is their flagship wine that expresses the personality of high quality Chardonnay from the clay soils of their home region. As such, particular care is taken to select only the very best grapes and to handle them with unwavering respect. Hand harvested and fermented with indigenous yeasts, this 2022 fermented and aged for 11 months in french oak barrels (20% new).
Very pale lemon-gold colour, aromas are intensely fragrant, ripe and expressive, recalling white peach and fresh lemon. Palate is full bodied, creamily textured and displays beautiful concentration of stone fruit character. This is a classically styled Kumeu Estate Chardonnay, having depth, intensity, vibrancy and freshness. The finish is long, elegant and crisp (for drinking 2023-2028+).