Matakana, Auckland

Kumeu River

Maté's Vineyard Chardonnay 2017

A little leaner than previous vintages of Mates Vineyard that I’ve had. More citric flavours than stone fruit. Citric acid at the finish. Always destined to be a leaner style from this vintage I believe. — 6 days ago

Douglas, Scott@Mister and 19 others liked this

Kumeu River

Rays Road Chardonnay 2022

Vintage 2022 | true to type chard, very vibrant, with clear acidity and finesse and refinement. Very quaffable to, difficult to spit this out. — a year ago

Dawn, Tom and 12 others liked this

Kumeu River

Kumeu Village Chardonnay 2022

Vintage 2022 | Expressive minerality, strict, a bit one dimensional but great effort as this is the basic wine of Kumeu — 9 days ago

Jan, Rob and 6 others liked this

Man O' War Vineyards

Dreadnought Waiheke Island Syrah

I liked this more than I can remember liking a syrah. Restrained, well balanced, delicious. — a month ago

Kumeu River

Coddington Chardonnay 2020

Pale lemon in colour. Flinty/struck match notes on the nose - initially citrus and with time more stone fruit. The palate is rich and opulent with grapefruit and white peach sharing the spoils. I have had limited experience with Coddington but this was flat out delicious. The winemaker suggests a short window of 2-4 years (hard to see it being better than it is right now ), whereas pros like JR take it through to 2031. An exceptional new world Chardonnay. — 4 months ago

Paul, Ceccherini and 21 others liked this

Kumeu River

Estate Chardonnay 2020

Paul J
9.4

Modest gold color. Melons and white flowers on the nose. Same on the palate with some subtle apples and pears. Nice complexity and refreshing. Medium depth with a long finish. — a month ago

Brooke Weaver Jakubowski
with Brooke
Ron, Paul and 4 others liked this

Kumeu River

Kumeu Village Hand Harvested Chardonnay 2024

Lemon zest, slate, with a touch of cream — 3 months ago

Kumeu River

Hunting Hill Chardonnay

Lovely wine but could pass for a hearty sauv blanc — 6 months ago

Naveen Chopra
with Naveen