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Under the winemaking direction of Michael Brajkovich, MW, the village label is the first tier in the Kumeu River portfolio. From vineyards around the Kumeu area, it is a wild yeast ferment Chardonnay with 100% whole bunch pressing and malo. One third is barrel fermented and the whole package seeks to highlight the white peach and flintiness that makes the area famous.

Apertif style sparkling with a fine bead, soft texture, notes of apple and pear, light, crisp and refreshing finish.

Pale yellow with green highlights and a line of fine bubbles. Balanced wine with complex aromas of white flowers and dried fruit complemented with an ample, long finish. Food pairing - To be enjoyed with white fish, a green salad, or on its own as an aperitif. Alc/vol - 12.0%

Colour: Pale salmon. Nose: Fine and elegant nose with aromas of red berries such as strawberry and raspberry. Palate: Well-structured, refreshing and bursting with summer fruit flavours. Food & Wine pairing: great for aperitif, but even better with a full diner, as fricassee of prawns, Asian style tuna tartare, grilled seabass with thyme and rosemary, or mixed platter to share.

Perfumed yet savory on the nose and medium to medium-full bodied on the palate, with aromas of fresh apricots and honeyed beeswax, as it is made from Marsanne. This wine is somewhat exotic and is famously paired with local cheeses in their home Minervois region of western Languedoc in southern France.

A very distinctive and immediately enjoyable Pinot Noir, this is a very juicy, raspberry-like, cherry-like wine with hints of strawberry and oak and a refreshing note of pepper spice towards the finish.

Like a trio of Jazz musicians, Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre are brilliantly compatible as many people will have discovered in great examples from the Rhone Valley. The blend gives spicy blackberry flavours, dark plum, black cherry dark fruit and a hint of pepper. There is also a distinctive mineral, perfumed note that comes from the Mourvèdre. The different soils and altitudes contribute hugely too.