Tasting Notes
Usually the most flamboyant wine when young, the Coddington has a beautiful nose showing the typical rich peach aromas along with citrus peel which is more a reflection of the vintage. The concentation really comes through on the palate with a ringing acidity on the long and intense finish. Chris L
Powererful and robust. A delightful nose of mixed orchard fruits, pear, well-integrated toasty oak and an underlying note almonds. It’s easy to see why Kumeu are so often compared to Meursault. This is great to drink on release but will age nicely over the next decade. - Aaron C.
The Brajkovich family and Kumeu River Wines is a story that parallels the New Zealand wine industry. From the pioneering days to the establishment of the New Zealand wine industry to today, the Brajkovich family have been internationally recognised as producing world class wine. The Brajkovichs are focused on and internationally recognised as producing world class Chardonnay.
Kumeu River Wines encompasses 30 hectares of vineyards, which are predominantly clay soils overlying a sandstone base. These soil types retain sufficient water at depth, even during the summer months, to ensure the deep vine roots continue to hydrate the vine without excessive vigour. Therefore, the vineyard doesn’t require irrigation, a factor that is critical to the quality of Kumeu River’s grapes.
The vineyards are trained on a ‘Lyre’ trellis to help optimise exposure to light and increase grape maturity and quality. One of the distinguishing factors of Kumeu River’s wines is all of the grapes are harvested by hand. This allows the opportunity to remove sub-standard grapes by hand; the result is a net yield of purely high-quality grapes. - Winery Note
| Product Type | Wine White Chardonnay |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Auckland |
| Winemaking Practices | Conventional |
| Vineyard Practices | Conventional |