Kumeu River Maté's Vineyard Chardonnay Auckland, 2023 cranberry fermented with native yeasts

fermented with native yeasts

continued and grew the business while also maintaining an outstanding military career

The resulting spirit rests for a minimum of two months in stainless steel before it is sweetened with cane sugar and brought to proof

The grapes for this wine are from two different estate parcels of vines averaging around 40 years old

Kumeu River Maté's Vineyard Chardonnay Auckland, 2023 cranberry fermented with native yeastsThis wine is made from 100% Chardonnay. We would pair this with poached lobster and truffled gnocchi topped with a cognac cream sauce. The Kumeu River Winery was founded in 1944 and helped establish Auckland as a world class wine region. Mat's vineyard is the lowest lying and oldest vineyard at the winery, yet is still protected from long sun exposure. The vineyard is planted to the Mendoza clone, known for low yields and a slower ripening time, and