Kumeu River
Maté's Vineyard Chardonnay
Kumeu, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
Still a bit surly but massive potential. A big and serious nose of reductive smoke, apple, cut grass, and lemon. This is a full bodied powerful wine but there is still a feeling that there is more to come once this properly unfurls. Sour apple, mealy bread, wrapped in toffee. Creamy, but with a solid steak of sour acidity. Amazing length. True GC structure but 5+ years to truly express itself.
Still a bit surly but massive potential. A big and serious nose of reductive smoke, apple, cut grass, and lemon. This is a full bodied powerful wine but there is still a feeling that there is more to come once this properly unfurls. Sour apple, mealy bread, wrapped in toffee. Creamy, but with a solid steak of sour acidity. Amazing length. True GC structure but 5+ years to truly express itself.
Dec 31st, 2021
🎄 Advent Halfy Calendar Day 19 🎄
🎅 Santa says “Prefect for a sunny Christmas BBQ in New Zealand 🌞 🎄 🍗 I’ll stop by on the 24th 😁”
📝 I say for £22 RRP for 75cl this is a cracking Chardonnay you can’t go wrong with at this price 👏
⏩ 🍾 Mrs E got Ruinart Brut NV
📍 Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay 2016
🏵 91-92 points & should improve
🍇 Chardonnay
🍷 Light straw yellow
👃 A burgundy-esq delicate fresh clean nose of oak free fine chalky minerals through soft citrus, light green apple & peach w/ honey tones, flint, melon, mango, smokey puff & lemongrass
👄 Med body of smooth creamy crisp citrus fruits intertwined with mashed green apple in slight dry minerals w/ melon, peach and green lemongrass tones in med acidity
🎯 Med+ touch mineral chalky dry finale of green lemon, apple, peach & unripe honeydew melon
🎄 Advent Halfy Calendar Day 19 🎄
🎅 Santa says “Prefect for a sunny Christmas BBQ in New Zealand 🌞 🎄 🍗 I’ll stop by on the 24th 😁”
📝 I say for £22 RRP for 75cl this is a cracking Chardonnay you can’t go wrong with at this price 👏
⏩ 🍾 Mrs E got Ruinart Brut NV
📍 Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay 2016
🏵 91-92 points & should improve
🍇 Chardonnay
🍷 Light straw yellow
👃 A burgundy-esq delicate fresh clean nose of oak free fine chalky minerals through soft citrus, light green apple & peach w/ honey tones, flint, melon, mango, smokey puff & lemongrass
👄 Med body of smooth creamy crisp citrus fruits intertwined with mashed green apple in slight dry minerals w/ melon, peach and green lemongrass tones in med acidity
🎯 Med+ touch mineral chalky dry finale of green lemon, apple, peach & unripe honeydew melon
