Kumeu River Maté's Vineyard Chardonnay 2022

Kumeu River Maté's Vineyard Chardonnay 2022French oak Grapefruit Cashew Silky "Purity and freshness, complexity and finesse. Floral and mineral, cashew and sweet spice moments. Complexities from on the palate with textures of acidity against the citrus fruit and sweet pith flavours, white fleshed fruits and a touch of grapefruit peel. Pure and silky, a fabulous wine, exciting and textured, lengthy and persistent. An exciting opportunity" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier "Rich, slightly

• French oak
• Grapefruit
• Cashew
• Silky

"Purity and freshness, complexity and finesse. Floral and mineral, cashew and sweet spice moments. Complexities from on the palate with textures of acidity against the citrus fruit and sweet pith flavours, white fleshed fruits and a touch of grapefruit peel. Pure and silky, a fabulous wine, exciting and textured, lengthy and persistent. An exciting opportunity" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier

"Rich, slightly buttery Chardonnay with nutty oak and yeast lees flavours together with a saline influence. Intense, appealing wine that is mellow and at the same time has a vibrant undercurrent. It would probably benefit from two to three years bottle age" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Jul 2023

In 1990, Maté Brajkovich reworked the land and planted a new vineyard of Chardonnay vines on the site of the original vineyard that he and his family purchased in March 1944. The first grapes from this vineyard were harvested in March 1993, the year following Maté's death. The resulting wine was released in November 1994 to coincide with celebrations marking the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Brajkovich Family's arrival at Kumeu River. This release marks the 30th vintage for Mate’s Vineyard and continues the amazing run of vintages we have had with this vineyard. The conditions during the 2022 harvest were superb and the fruit from Mate’s Vineyard was ripe and pristine. The resulting wine shows the density, concentration and length that we expect and even though it is somewhat shy on the nose, with bottle age the full palette of complex aromas and bouquet of this wonderful wine will shine through. A fitting 30th vintage.