"Michael Brajkovich MW
An exciting Ray's Road Chardonnay showing white flowers and lemon on the nose, with rich texture and vibrant acidity on the palate.
Aidan Bell
Deep, polished yellow gold colour, a very elegant style with lovely clarity on the palate and a steely quality from the limestone. Already creamy on the nose and mouth-watering on the palate. Fine length."
Rays Road is Kumeu River’s new vineyard site in Hawkes Bay. This limestone hillside is at 180 m altitude, with a northerly aspect. It is dry-farmed to yield high quality grapes for wine under the Rays Road name for our Kumeu River label. 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.
Michael Brajkovich MW; 2021 was my 40th Vintage at Kumeu, and I have never seen a run of vintages of this quality before.
