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2023 Kumeu River Rays Road Chardonnay - 6x75cl
16C3KRRRC6PK _ 2023 - Kumeu River Rays Road Chardonnay - 6x75cl
  • Colour White
  • Producer Kumeu River
  • Region Kumeu
  • Drinking 2024 - 2035
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available Later

2023 - Kumeu River Rays Road Chardonnay - 6x75cl

  • Colour White
  • Producer Kumeu River
  • Region Kumeu
  • Drinking 2024 - 2035
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available Later
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Case price: £133.24 Duty Paid inc VAT
Equivalent Bottle Price: £22.20 Duty Paid inc VAT
Case price: £95.00 In Bond
Please note: This wine is not yet available for delivery. If you buy for storage, your wine will be automatically transferred on arrival. If you buy for delivery, we will contact you on arrival to arrange your delivery.
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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.

  • 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.

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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