Kumeu River Mate's Vineyard Chardonnay 2025
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HK$570
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Product Description
Maté's Vineyard is the oldest and lowest-lying site at Kumeu River, in New Zealand's Auckland region. Maté Brajkovich replanted it in 1990 on the land his family first planted in 1944. Its Mendoza-clone Chardonnay vines, affected by leafroll, give very low yields and ripen slowly. Fruit is hand-picked, whole-bunch pressed, fermented with indigenous yeast in French oak and aged there for 11 months.
Erin Larkin of the Wine Advocate scored it 97 points: "The 2025 Maté's Vineyard Chardonnay is powerful and nutty, with ripe orchard fruit. There are also notes of white pepper, pressed linen, green apple, chamomile and salted cashews."
Origin
Country: New Zealand
Region and Appellation: Kumeu
Grapes, Sweetness & Size
- Grapes: Chardonnay
- Sweetness: Dry
- Size: 750mL
