2021 Kumeu River "Kumeu Village" Pinot Noir, Auckland, New Zealand

ABOUT THIS WINE

100% hand harvested and 100% de-stemmed, then crushed. Indigenous yeast fermentation for 2 weeks total cuvaison. Twice daily remontage and 7 months maturation in tank.

ABOUT THIS PRODUCER

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 recognized as producing world class wine. 

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 vigor. 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 optimize 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.