"This Chardonnay is better than ever" Bob Campbell
"Ranked #28 of 82 2016 Chardonnay from New Zealand... Purity and power" Bob Campbell
Perfect food pairings include a crab and asparagus salad or a classic orange soufflé if you have more of a sweet tooth.
Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay 2016
Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay 2016
Accolades
Awarded 5 Stars
Michael Cooper’s Buyers Guide 2018
Awarded 95/100 Points
Bob Campbell, Aug 2017
Awarded 92/100 Points
Nick Stock, jamessuckling.com, Nov 2017
Description
"A significant step up on the entry level Village Chardonnay with greater concentration and complexity. Quite Mâcon-like this year in a fruit-focused style with melon and peach the most obvious flavours, although they are supported by subtle nut and bran characters. Good now but will reward cellaring" Bob Campbell, Real Review, Aug 2017
"An array of local sites blended together, this gives a heart and soul feel for the vintage at Kumeu. Plenty of richness and ripeness. Quite peachy and almost heads into mango tropical territory. A fleshy and approachable palate. Drink now. Screw cap" Nick Stock, jamessuckling.com, Nov 2017
"The 2016 vintage is a top buy. Pale lemon/green, it is fragrant, mouthfilling and youthful, with finely balanced acidity and ripe, citrusy, peachy, slightly biscuit and toasty flavours, showing excellent depth, complexity and harmony. Already enjoyable, it should be at its best 2019+" Michael Cooper’s Buyers Guide 2018
The nose is immediately fragrant and peachy with a touch of mealiness. The texture supple and with a beautiful bracing acidity on the finish. The wine is delicious now and will provide beautiful drinking over the next 6 years.
Kumeu River Chardonnay is drawn from six different vineyard sites in the Kumeu Region. We are particularly careful in selecting only the very best grapes from these vineyards for our Kumeu River Estate label. Hand harvesting in a vintage like 2016 is crucial in maintaining the standard of the Estate Chardonnay that we have set for this wine. Following harvest this wine was whole-bunch pressed. The Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay under went indigenous yeast fermentation,100% barrel fermentation, 100% malo-lactic fermentation with 11 months maturation in barrel.
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Neil - 12/02/2018
I do love this wine.
Richard - 15/10/2017
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