2021 Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay Kumeu, New Zealand A Tribute To Grace Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts

Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts happens in very old foudre and amphora for 1

Wild-fermented with extended skin contact (often 30–50 days) and matured for approximately 42 months in large Slavonian oak casks before bottling with no filtration or fining

fermented on skins spontaneously in bigger old oak vats and painstakingly

barrels or large wooden vats (foudres)

2021 Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay Kumeu, New Zealand A Tribute To Grace Spontaneous fermentation with native yeastsHand 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