Luna Nueva '21

ABOUT KINDELI

Kindeli is located in Nelson, a small city located at the northern end of the South Island of New Zealand. Kindeli is the project of Alex Craighead, a young winemaker who after working for several companies as a consultant, decided in 2014 with his partner Josefina Venturino to found his own winery to produce wines with a totally natural approach, and since then the journey has been incredible.

The vineyards are located in Clay Serie Moutere and are planted with Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Syrah. The vines see only the use of sulfur, algae, bat guano, copper, and among the rows sprout herbs like clover which helps to restore the nitrogen in the soil. Kindeli has a core range of a Blanco and Tinto, which are super drinkable drink-now natty wines, and also a rotating set of wine inspired by and named after the Spanish word for each of the four seasons.

In the cellar, Alex is very fussy about cleaning, and does not allow to carry external objects for fear that they can transmit harmful microorganisms that could infest the cellar. The vinification are spontaneous and the refinements take place in a combination of stainless steel tanks, oak barriques, polyethylene and amphora tanks. Kindeli wines offer character, freshness and great drinkability.

KINDELI LUNA NUEVA '21

Luna Nueva is made from viognier, pinot gris, sauvignon blanc, chardonnay. Everything spent one night on skins before being co-fermented and aged in amphora. This hot second of maceration gives the wine beautiful textural and structural form and at the same time it still flirts with minerality, lightness and brightness. Tastes like lemon blossom, aprticot kernals and soft sun drenched yellow orcahrd fruit. Feels like sitting half naked in the garden on hot striped plastic mixed matched chairs with an old friend and a young spirit.