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2019 Kumeu River Mate's Vineyard Chardonnay - 6x75cl
16B9KRMC6PK _ 2019 - Kumeu River Mate's Vineyard Chardonnay - 6x75cl
  • Colour White
  • Producer Kumeu River
  • Region Auckland
  • Drinking 2020 - 2030
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available Now

2019 - Kumeu River Mate's Vineyard Chardonnay - 6x75cl

  • Colour White
  • Producer Kumeu River
  • Region Auckland
  • Drinking 2020 - 2030
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available Now
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Case price: £353.15 Duty Paid inc VAT
Equivalent Bottle Price: £58.85 Duty Paid inc VAT
Case price: £275.00 In Bond
Please note: This wine is available for immediate delivery.
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  • Goedhuis, February 2021

    The nose of the 2019 Mate’s Vineyard is sublime, revealing layer upon layer of beautiful fruit and minerals. There’s more to come for this wonderful wine but it’s already so complex and enjoyable. The pure fruit and delicate oak favours are beautifully incorporated on the palate which has a luxurious texture and vibrant acidity that leads to a lingering finish.

  • Goedhuis, February 2021

    The nose of the 2019 Mate’s Vineyard is sublime, revealing layer upon layer of beautiful fruit and minerals. There’s more to come for this wonderful wine but it’s already so complex and enjoyable. The pure fruit and delicate oak favours are beautifully incorporated on the palate which has a luxurious texture and vibrant acidity that leads to a lingering finish.

  • Vinous, February 2021, Score: 96

    Tightly coiled, this focused and athletic Chardonnay needs to be put away in a cool, dark cellar in the medium term to allow it to unwind. A little shy on the nose, presenting melon, beeswax and subtle oak-derived nutty characters, it has an excellent core of concentration. There is a fine, silken texture on the focused and layered midpalate. Produced from the Mendoza clone, which is prone to hens and chicks. Invigorating acidity provides momentum on the lengthy finish.

  • Jancis Robinson, February 2021, Score: 17.5

    Fuller than the Hunting Hill but with much more framework and tension than the Coddington. Already so pleasing! With that extra breadth plus undertow. Fantastic length. Creamy texture. One for hedonists – by which I don't mean it's at all sweet. But it's richer than the Hunting Hill yet still has that New Zealand purity of fruit. Who could resist this? New Zealand Chardonnay at its finest. Perhaps slightly less burgundian than the Hunting Hill.

  • Producer Note, February 2021

    Mate’s Vineyard is always the last site we pick each year. In 2019 the grapes certainly had the distinctive Mendoza millerandage, giving many small berries along with the normal sized ones, and as a result a wonderfully concentrated palate texture and fruit richness. Although still somewhat shy on the nose coming out of the barrel, with bottle age the full palette of complex aromas and bouquet of this wonderful wine will be gradually and seductively revealed.

Producer

Kumeu River

Kumeu River is one of the longest established and most recognised producers in New Zealand. Founded in 1944 by Mick Brajkovich, a Croatian immigrant, the estate was one of the early pioneers in Auckland that helped establish the country as an excellent wine producing area. Today, second and third generations work the 30 hectares of vines planted on clay and limestone soils. Winemaker Michael Brajkovich, who was also New Zealand’s first Master of Wine, harvests all the grapes by hand and uses traditional Burgundian methods such as barrel fermentation. Kumeu River's Chardonnays have won many accolades the world over. From their entry level Chardonnay to their single vineyard wines, which have been mistaken by top critics for some very smart Meursaults, Chassagnes and Pulignys, they represent fantastic value for money.
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