2020 Kumeu River Chardonnay Estate, New Zealand, Wine Review

Another excellent world class Chardonnay from this New Zealand producer. Light golden in color, clear and bright. The nose is very nice with lemons, slight peach and slight tropical fruit. Medium bodied. Crisp. On the palate, this is young but plenty of depth. Lemon and peaches with some minerality. Long finish. This is drinking well now but should improve a bit. Drink over the next ten to fifteen years. Great on its own, this will work well with lobster.

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2020

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$30.00USD

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Hawke's Bay, the oldest wine region in New Zealand, is known for its top-quality red wines and chardonnays. In fact, 30 percent of all chardonnay grapes grown in New Zealand are planted in the Hawke's Bay wine region.

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2018 Kumeu River Chardonnay Estate, New Zealand, Wine Review

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2018

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A-

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$30.00USD

This is the middle level bottling from this superb winery in New Zealand. Although New Zealand is not normally known for Chardonnay this wine makes spectacular bottlings especially their single vineyard offerings. Pale silvery/gold in color, clear and bright. The nose is great with nice minerality and slight grapefruit. On the palate, this is clean and very lively.

2015 Kumeu River Chardonnay Hunting Hill, New Zealand, Wine Review

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2015

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$50.00USD

What a superb Chardonnay. This is still a bit on the younger side, but drinking very well. Light golden in color, clear and bright. The nose is clean and delightful. Minerals with lemons and just a hint of Meyer lemon and an herbal note. Medium bodied. On the palate, this is crisp with excellent acidity. Minerals galore. Layers of complexity unwind in the glass. A bit of lemon pith especially on the finish. This is great now on its own and will work with all sorts of food. Baked seafood would be a great choice. It should continue to improve for the next seven to ten years and be

2016 Kumeu River Chardonnay Village, New Zealand, Wine Review

Vintage:

2016

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A-

Current Price:

$20.00USD

I have been on a kick this summer trying the wines from this winery. This is their least expensive Chardonnay. This is a crisp Chardonnay that see no new oak and only 25% used French oak. Light golden in color. The nose is pretty with slight tropical fruits/melon but more lemon/lime notes and nice minerality. Medium bodied. Crisp acidity. On the palate, the minerality leads followed by a nice peachy quality and a bit of lemon. Long finish. This is delicious on its own and should be very versatile with all but the heaviest or lightest foods. It should probably be consumed over the

2017 Kumeu River Chardonnay Maté's Vineyard, New Zealand, Wine Review

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2017

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A+

Another wonderful Chardonnay from this producer in New Zealand. These are world class Chardonnays. Golden in color, clear and bright. Enticing nose of char/smoke with grapefruit and great minerality. Medium to full bodied. Sleek but muscular texture. On the palate, this is very concentrated, but unwinds in the glass. Citrus; yellow grapefruits with some lemon/lime notes but also great underlying minerality. Perfect balance. Long finish. While this could certainly use a few more years of cellaring, it is delicious now. Drink over the next twenty years. Great on its own, this will

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