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    Kumeu River Coddington Vineyard Chardonnay 2024
    Kumeu River Coddington Vineyard Chardonnay 2024
    Kumeu River Coddington Vineyard Chardonnay 2024
    Kumeu River Coddington Vineyard Chardonnay 2024
    Kumeu River Coddington Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

    Kumeu River Coddington Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

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      Chardonnay with the volume turned up. For years, fruit from Tim and Angela Coddington’s vineyard quietly supported the Kumeu River Estate blend. In 2006, the Brajkovich family decided its plush, peach-laden character deserved a solo release. The 2024 vintage, from vines now over 30 years old, delivered one of the site’s lowest-ever yields, concentrating its hallmark richness into something even more compelling.

      Hand-picked, whole-bunch pressed and wild-fermented in French oak, this Chardonnay spends 11 months on lees, completing full malolactic fermentation. The result is a wine that’s silkier and more generous than its stablemates, with ripe stonefruit depth, white floral lift and a creamy, savoury undercurrent. It’s an unhurried wine, carrying its opulence with poise, equally captivating now or in six years’ time.

      Coddington has become the textural counterpoint in the Kumeu River portfolio, proof that a single site, handled with restraint and precision, can offer both power and grace.

      Chardonnay with the volume turned up. For years, fruit from Tim and Angela Coddington’s vineyard quietly supported the Kumeu River Estate blend. In 2006, the Brajkovich family decided its plush, peach-laden character deserved a solo release. The 2024 vintage, from vines now over 30 years old, delivered one of the site’s lowest-ever yields, concentrating its hallmark richness into something even more compelling.

      Hand-picked, whole-bunch pressed and wild-fermented in French oak, this Chardonnay spends 11 months on lees, completing full malolactic fermentation. The result is a wine that’s silkier and more generous than its stablemates, with ripe stonefruit depth, white floral lift and a creamy, savoury undercurrent. It’s an unhurried wine, carrying its opulence with poise, equally captivating now or in six years’ time.

      Coddington has become the textural counterpoint in the Kumeu River portfolio, proof that a single site, handled with restraint and precision, can offer both power and grace.

      Maker

      Kumeu River

      Varietal

      Chardonnay

      Country

      New Zealand

      Region

      Kumeu

      Vintage

      2024

      ABV

      13.5%

      Bottle size

      750ml

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      Kumeu River Coddington Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

      The 2024 Coddington Chardonnay is alive on the palate with preserved lemon rind, tendrils of crushed shells and layers of brine. It is electric, in its way. There are salted and crushed nuts on the middle palate and length, which uncoils through the finish that allows a second and third look at the detail inherent within. This is very exciting and also creamy. It was tasted as a tank sample prior to filtration and bottling.

      — Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate, 94–96 points

      Kumeu River

      The Brajkovich family’s story is deeply tied to the rise of modern New Zealand wine. From Croatian roots and a humble vineyard in West Auckland, Kumeu River has evolved into one of the country’s most respected wine estates. Since establishing the winery in 1944, three generations of Brajkovichs have shaped its trajectory, combining old-world intuition with an unwavering focus on quality.

      Michael Brajkovich, New Zealand’s first Master of Wine, has been instrumental in refining the estate’s Chardonnay expressions, drawing influence from Burgundy while remaining grounded in the Kumeu landscape. His siblings Milan, Paul and Marijana remain integral to the business, continuing the family’s quiet pursuit of precision winemaking and sustainable viticulture.

      Tasting notes

      NOSE
      Ripe & floral

      Peach, white flowers, and a hint of crushed shells.

      PALATE
      Creamy & layered

      Silky stonefruit with preserved lemon, salted nuts, and a saline twist.

      FINISH
      Long & poised

      Mineral persistence with lingering savoury detail.