Bob McDonald

9.3

Some flinty funky notes to begin with. On the medium weight palate more stone fruit than citrus. I don’t have enough experience with Kumeu River to distinguish the different Chardonnay Cuvées but from Coddington, Hunters Hill, Maté’s Vineyard and the Estate, Mate’s is generally considered the best. I notice now there is a new Chardonnay Cuvée called Rays Road. This is restrained with just the right amount of intensity. A class act from Michael Brajkovich MW and the Brajkovich family. Michael was New Zealand’s first Master of Wine. An outstanding new world Chardonnay. — 5 months ago

Ely Gaxiola Tirado

10

Hunters New Zealand — 3 years ago

Dmitry Muzychak

9.5

Выпито 08.09.19 в Точке с хозяином Николаем Тернавским .. один из лучших совиньон блан Новой Зеландии. Hunters 2017 года- очень минеральное, совсем без горчинки. — 5 years ago

Chris Parker

9.0

Hunters college visit of Augusta university — 2 years ago

Alexandria Doll

10

Taste like Norton but not too dry! — 2 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

Continuing on with the Semillon theme this is the multi awarded Mount Pleasant in the Hunter Valley from the Lovedale Vineyard first planted in 1956 by Maurice OShea. This was a typical aged Hunter showing Mid Lemon yellow in colour with aromas of wet hay, and buttered toast. On the palate citrus with a soapy texture. Has not seen oak but these aged Hunters used to fool MWs in London thinking that oak had been used. They definitely put on weight with age developing toast and honeyed characters. Murray Tyrrell famously said that putting oak to Semillon spoilt the wine and was a waste of good oak barrels.! Murray made many Trophy winning Vat 1s in his career with Vat 1 being the main rival to this Lovedale over the years. — 4 years ago

Keith Hahn

9.1

Maybe just past it’s prime, decanted for 2 hrs and showed well. Heavy cedar and pencil shavings. Blue and heavy dried black fruit. Very nice with Hunters Stew. — 2 years ago

with Tim

Tracey Wishik

9.3

Nice balanced. Not too sweet. But just enough bitter for me. Definitely will get again. Can taste the blackberry cassis and clove notes. — 2 years ago

Rita Popova

9.4

Pairs well with shopping for a new dutch oven and watching House Hunters season 104 — 4 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

9.1

Black cherry, smoke, black pepper, crushed rocks. Sturdy, polished tannins with palate-coating black fruit and savory dried herbs. Well worth seeking out for the bargain hunters. Irpinia is such an underrated DOC that deserves greater recognition. — 5 years ago