2023 Kumeu River Rays Road Chardonnay - 6x75cl
- White
- 2024 - 2035
- Kumeu River
- 6x75cl
- Kumeu, New Zealand
- Available Now
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James Suckling, 16/6/24, Score: 94
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James Suckling, 16/6/24, Score: 94
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Matthew Jukes, 09/09/24, Score: 17/20
Purchased in 2017, this site was originally a Trinity Hill vineyard, and the newer plantings seem to perform better than the original plantings, so the newer fruit tends to make it into this wine while the older vines head to the Village. Decent elevation saved this wine during the cyclone, and the fruit ended up being bright, edgy and talcy. This is a keen-edged wine but lacks the drive and length of the Kumeu-based creations.
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JS5, 5/5/24, Score: 93
Taut and lean, there is a subtle, yet noticeable layer of new oak, a feature that I haven’t seen in previous vintages. Brajkovich explained he chose to introduce some new oak in 2023, with part of the blend aged in the barrels from the tonnellerie favoured by Dauvissat. Oyster shell and yellow grapefruit with a strong acid spine.The chalky texture is very attractive. Drink from 2025 - 2030.
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2023 Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay - 6x75cl
- White
- 2024 - 2030
- Kumeu River
- 6x75cl
- Kumeu, New Zealand
- Available Now
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James Suckling, 16/6/24, Score: 93
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James Suckling, 16/6/24, Score: 93
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Matthew Jukes, 9/09/24, Score: 17.5/20
Drawn from fruit from six different sites in the Kumeu region and using a high proportion of one and two-year-old oak barrels, this is the real deal, and it sings of the time-honoured Kumeu River style. Forward drinking and less fleshy than 2022, this is a superb, clean, racy wine, and it will certainly run for a good three or four years. This is a super wine that is light, airy and teasingly refreshing.
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JS5, 5/5/24, Score: 91
Compared to the Village chardonnay, there's a touch of extra concentration here. Barely ripe white nectarine, a little guava and red apple alongside the merest hint of flint. There is a strong spine of acid, but this provides structure for the fruit. A faint note of creamy malo adds another layer. Drink from now - 2028.
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