2024 Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay

Slurp Wines NR

If you've tried Kumeu River's Village Chardonnay, this is the next step up. The Estate comes from the family's own vineyards around Kumeu, near Auckland, and it's made by Michael Brajkovich, New Zealand's first ever Master of Wine. Fermented with wild yeasts and aged in French oak, it's rich and layered but never heavy. Grapefruit, white peach and lemon, with toasted nuts, a bit of flint and a creamy finish that goes on and on. It's often compared with good white Burgundy, at a much kinder price. Great with lobster, scallops or roast pork. [Slurp Wines, 28/09/2026]