Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay 2020
- French oak
- Barrel-fermented
- Citrus fruit
- Fragrant
"Instantly appealing with aromas of ripe fruit and lees, very pretty and quite floral. There's an oyster shell like fragrance, saline and mineral. Delicious, fresh, ripe and complex. A wine with layers of ripe citrus and apple, white peach. A fine lees adds to the mouthfeel and length. Silky texture, fine appealing acidity, very lengthy and fine" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Aug 2021
"Rich, textural and silken chardonnay with tree fruit, peach, nectarine, toast and brioche flavours. Seamless wine with a backbone of bright acidity helping to drive a lengthy finish. A stylish, polished chardonnay" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Jul 2021
The level of citrus fruit complexity, and the layering of aromas and flavours that this wine shows are stunning. The Chardonnay from 2020 is particularly fragrant and this purity is a step up from what winemakers saw in 2019. This is a quality Chardonnay wine of style and pedigree that is delicious now but has the capability of aging as well as any of its predecessors.
The 2020 vintage was another excellent vintage following on for the exceptional 2019. The Kumeu vineyards that contribute to this wine gave us some magnificent fruit and had a wide array of options in putting the Estate Chardonnay blend together.
Kumeu River Chardonnay is drawn from six different vineyard sites in the Kumeu Region. Winemakers are particularly careful in selecting only the very best grapes from these vineyards for the Kumeu River Estate label.
- French oak
- Barrel-fermented
- Citrus fruit
- Fragrant
"Instantly appealing with aromas of ripe fruit and lees, very pretty and quite floral. There's an oyster shell like fragrance, saline and mineral. Delicious, fresh, ripe and complex. A wine with layers of ripe citrus and apple, white peach. A fine lees adds to the mouthfeel and length. Silky texture, fine appealing acidity, very lengthy and fine" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Aug 2021
"Rich, textural and silken chardonnay with tree fruit, peach, nectarine, toast and brioche flavours. Seamless wine with a backbone of bright acidity helping to drive a lengthy finish. A stylish, polished chardonnay" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Jul 2021
The level of citrus fruit complexity, and the layering of aromas and flavours that this wine shows are stunning. The Chardonnay from 2020 is particularly fragrant and this purity is a step up from what winemakers saw in 2019. This is a quality Chardonnay wine of style and pedigree that is delicious now but has the capability of aging as well as any of its predecessors.
The 2020 vintage was another excellent vintage following on for the exceptional 2019. The Kumeu vineyards that contribute to this wine gave us some magnificent fruit and had a wide array of options in putting the Estate Chardonnay blend together.
Kumeu River Chardonnay is drawn from six different vineyard sites in the Kumeu Region. Winemakers are particularly careful in selecting only the very best grapes from these vineyards for the Kumeu River Estate label.
Original: $114.09
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$39.93Description
- French oak
- Barrel-fermented
- Citrus fruit
- Fragrant
"Instantly appealing with aromas of ripe fruit and lees, very pretty and quite floral. There's an oyster shell like fragrance, saline and mineral. Delicious, fresh, ripe and complex. A wine with layers of ripe citrus and apple, white peach. A fine lees adds to the mouthfeel and length. Silky texture, fine appealing acidity, very lengthy and fine" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier, Aug 2021
"Rich, textural and silken chardonnay with tree fruit, peach, nectarine, toast and brioche flavours. Seamless wine with a backbone of bright acidity helping to drive a lengthy finish. A stylish, polished chardonnay" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Jul 2021
The level of citrus fruit complexity, and the layering of aromas and flavours that this wine shows are stunning. The Chardonnay from 2020 is particularly fragrant and this purity is a step up from what winemakers saw in 2019. This is a quality Chardonnay wine of style and pedigree that is delicious now but has the capability of aging as well as any of its predecessors.
The 2020 vintage was another excellent vintage following on for the exceptional 2019. The Kumeu vineyards that contribute to this wine gave us some magnificent fruit and had a wide array of options in putting the Estate Chardonnay blend together.
Kumeu River Chardonnay is drawn from six different vineyard sites in the Kumeu Region. Winemakers are particularly careful in selecting only the very best grapes from these vineyards for the Kumeu River Estate label.
