‘Rays Road is Kumeu Rivers new vineyard site in Hawkes Bay. This limestone hillside is at 180 m altitude, with a northerly aspect. This Chardonnay was hand-harvested, whole bunch pressed and fermented with wild yeast in older French Oak barrels to give a wine that is zesty and fragrant, with mineral complexity that is very true to its site.’ Kumeu River Wines

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‘If you have never tried these wines, then it is time you see for yourself what New Zealand is capable.’ Neal Martin, Vinous. Kumeu River is considered unanimously to be New Zealand’s top Chardonnay producer, and having sold their wines on and off for over 15 years, we are over the moon to have secured a parcel of their outstanding 2020s. Established in the 1950s just 20kms north of Auckland, for several decades now the Brajkovich family have fashioned Burgundy-inspired wines that rival their finest old world counterparts – silky, complex, tantalising wines that have gained the favour of just about every wine journalist and MW worth their salt.