2022 Kumeu River "Coddington" Chardonnay, Auckland, New-ZealandABOUT THIS WINE This wine is produced from a vineyard owned by Tim and Angela Coddington, whose grapes have contributed to the blend of Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay since 1998. It is a vineyard that produces very rich and unctuous Chardonnay that we have long believed could make an excellent single vineyard wine. In 2006, we decided to give Coddington single vineyard status to reflect this vineyards unique character. This wine is whole bunch pressed

On arriving at the winery

It is entirely barrel-fermented in French oak puncheons

Giovanni Negro

mixed with decomposed granite deposits lower down in the vineyards

on his home turf

He began bottling his family’s wines under his name

we believe that Monterey County is one of the great Chardonnay and Pinot Noir growing regions of the world

gentle élevage in barrel (<30% new)

inherited the estate from his paternal grandmother

The 1987 vintage marked the entry of Rgis into the domaineon a full-time basis and he became fully responsible for all aspects ofproduction and winemaking with the 1989 vintage

They had the will to manage the great estate that they inherited and to create their own wine… In 1995

The wines are fermented using only ambient yeasts in old fuder (around 1000 liters) and halbfuder (around 500 liters) and stainless steel