2021 Kumeu River Chardonnay Rays Road

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 91.7 points

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  3/21/2024 - burlingtonm Likes this wine: 92 Points

  A little increase in intensity compared to the Estate wine with rich fruit and was an excellent match for stone crab claws.

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  12/15/2023 - tedcholl Likes this wine: 92 Points

  From the North Island, this from their Rays Road vineyard. Dry farmed, hand harvested, whole bunch pressed, fermented with wild yeast in older French oak barrels. Burgundian like Chard. Nice level of oak, citrus minerals cream green apple. Very enjoyable

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  12/7/2023 - Chekib m. Does not like this wine:

  This one was very strange.
  Strong unappetising aromas of liver spread.
  Not much in the mouth either. Not pleasant at all. Will not rate this wine.

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  11/16/2023 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Thursday evening in diessenhofen. Pairing it with a little salad to start dinner. Medium lemon color. Beautiful tropical fruit, cheese, vanilla, white pepper, touch of smoke and hay on the very ample nose. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity and med finish. Balanced mouth - tuned down acidity, creaminess and very clean tropical fruit, salinity and touch of white pepper lingering a good 5 seconds. Maybe a touch too sweet to my personal taste. Net - this is rather excellent and remains a steal as compared to burgundy. Buy by the case ✅

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  10/24/2023 - tedcholl Likes this wine: 92 Points

  From the North Island, this from their Rays Road vineyard. Dry farmed, hand harvested, whole bunch pressed, fermented with wild yeast in older French oak barrels. Burgundian like Chard. Nice level of oak, citrus minerals cream green apple . Liked this one a little more than the other offering I tried. Very enjoyable

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