Kumeu River Coddington Chardonnay 2024

Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Kumeu River
Label Name:
 
Coddington Chardonnay
Vintage:
 
2024
Country:
 
New Zealand
Region:
 
Kumeu, Auckland
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
12.6%
Grape(s):
 
Chardonnay
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
11-13°C

Awards/Ratings
Wine Advocate (Erin Larkin) 94-96 (barrel sample); Wine Advocate cited ~96 bottled; James Suckling 97; Jancis Robinson 17/20; The Wine Front (Gary Walsh) 95+

Tasting Note
Ripe white peach, nectarine and preserved lemon with white flowers, crushed shells and saline minerality. Creamy, toasted-nut mid-palate from gentle oak, bright acidity and a long, electric finish.

Food Pairing
Western: roast chicken, pork loin with apples, cream-based pasta, butter-poached lobster. Asian: miso-glazed cod, tempura prawns, sushi (salmon or fatty tuna), mild coconut-based Thai dishes.

Production Method
Hand-harvested, whole-bunch pressed; indigenous yeast fermentation in French oak (100% barrel fermentation, ~25% new); 100% malolactic conversion; 11 months on lees in barrel.

Vineyard Info
Single-vineyard fruit from Tim & Angela Coddington’s vines (planted c.1990). Designated Coddington single-vineyard since 2006; low yields and old vines produce concentrated, Meursault-like Chardonnay for Kumeu River.