2021 Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay Kumeu, New Zealand Guigal The wine is fermented using

The wine is fermented using whole bunches in an old oak vat ferment

Once blended

It proves rather reserved at first and only reveals some faint scents of smoke

100% Grenache from the organically grown Provisor Vineyard (Dry Creek Valley AVA)

1993 The Eyrie Vineyards Chardonnay Reserve

2021 Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay Kumeu, New Zealand Guigal The wine is fermented usingHand harvested Whole bunch pressed Indigenous yeast fermentation French oak barrels, 20% new oak 100% barrel fermentation 100% malolactic fermentation 11 months maturation in barrel The 2021 vintage was affected by spring frost in 2020 and subsequently yield was 35% less than usual. The quality however was excellent and has produced another fabulous Estate Chardonnay. Kumeu vineyards that contribute to this wine gave us a blend of Chardonnay that is