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Kumeu River Village Chardonnay 2024
Standard - 75cl
ETA: 6-8 weeks
- Vintage2024
- ColourWhite
- ProducerKumeu River
- CountryNew Zealand
- RegionAuckland
- Sub RegionKumeu
- Bottle SizeStandard - 75cl
- ABV13.5
- LWIN12143872024
- Avg. Critic Score4★★★★★★★★★★
Wine Critic Reviews
Following the adverse weather during flowering, the volumes were 40% lower; however, the results are tremendous, considering the price and elegance of this wine. They were forced to buy a few grapes, and 20% of them were machine-harvested, so this meant they had to remove ‘hand-harvested’ from the label. However, the style, freshness, and length of this wine are all sensational.
- Reviewer Name: Matthew Jukes
Aromas and flavors of fresh and cooked apples with hints of vanilla and cream. It’s medium-bodied with lemon and lime highlights and crisp acidity. A touch of flint at the end. Lovely to drink now. Screw cap.
The 2024 Village Chardonnay had just been freshly bottled when I tasted it at the estate in Kumeu in March 2025. The other 2024 Chardonnays were tasted as tank samples prior to filtration and bottling soon. The wine leads with yellow citrus and crushed shells. It is texturally fine, sleek and tightly coiled around a core of salty acidity. It is complex but composed and very good. "2024 was a fantastic year, just very small," says Paul Brajkovich. "Weather during flowering wasn't good in spring in 2023," says Michael Brajkovich. "Ripening in 2024 was excellent, so we have a 40% down in yield but very high quality. The Village wine is a blend of Kumeu and Hawke's Bay [and is] a mixture of barrel and tank fermentation."
- Drinking Window: 2025 - 2034
- Reviewer Name: Erin Larkin
A blend of Auckland and Hawkes Bay fruit, this is already approachable, with some subtle red apple and ripe white-fleshed stonefruit. Lovely ripeness and although lean and sleek there's plenty of flavour. Acidity seems quite soft compared to other years? Good length. Drink from 2025-2029. Tasted Aug 2025.
- Reviewer Name: Jane Skilton MW