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Manage Subscriptions2011 Kumeu River Chardonnay Maté's Vineyard
Chardonnay
- New Zealand
- North Island
- Auckland
- Kumeu
Community Tasting Notes 22
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Burgnick wrote: 89 points
August 14, 2023 - Youthful probably because of the screw-cap. Burgundian nose but lean palate. Enjoyable.
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honest bob wrote: 90 points
March 18, 2022 - From 75cl screwcap. Fully mature, light golden colour. Struck match, caramel and new oak (toasted, buttery) scent; medium-bodied, unctuous, concentrated entry with citrus high notes; unexpectedly tropical-fruity mid-palate (pineapple, maracuja, papaya); pleasant rounded finish. As technically perfect as this wine may be (and as delighted as I am to open a 10 year-old Burgundy-lookalaike without premox or other faults... spoiler alert: the secret just could be the screwcap closure) its blockish, non-resonant, dumb, sullen structure, lacking mineral architecture, depth or high points... leaves me entirely unmoved. 90P
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lozatron Likes this wine:
February 24, 2022 - "Running" Club Nouveau et Ancien Monde; 2/24/2022-2/25/2022 (La Trompette): So nice. Slightly green colour. On the nose - slightest hint of burnt rubber, a whiff of candied lemon. This seemed tighter and more composed than the last time I tasted it, certainly passing for "burgundian". A real treat.
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honest bob wrote: 90 points
December 22, 2021 - From 75cl screwcap, opened but not decanted 1 hour. Struck match and sharp citrus scent; thin citric entry opens up on mid-palate showing chalky minerality and bright acidity (not quite as burning as the same producer's Hunting Hill, but quite enough to cut through fried salmon and leave our tooth enamel jangling and squeaky-raw this evening). I decided some time ago to stick with the KR Estate bottling, saving my money for additional investment in such Puligny, Meursault etc. as I can find bottled with non-contaminating closures, and of course the likes of Au Bon Climat and Ramey—where the additional cost seems more likely to deliver more pleasure, rather than principally more citric acid. 90P
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Roughl wrote: 93 points
September 22, 2021 - This was singing . No hurry to drink up but mature
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By Neal Martin
To Paint A Picture: Kumeu River Chardonnay 2006-2017 (Feb 2019), 2/1/2019 (link)(Kumeu River Chardonnay Maté’s Vineyard White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
10/3/2018 (link)(Kumeu River Chardonnay Kumeu Mate's Vineyard, White, New Zealand) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
9/21/2018 (link)(Kumeu River, Maté’s Vineyard Chardonnay Kumeu White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Gary Walsh
9/5/2014 (link)(Kumeu River Matés Vineyard Chardonnay) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
September/October 2014, IWC Issue #176 (link)(Kumeu River Chardonnay Mate's Vineyard Kumeu) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
5/15/2014 (link) 90 points(Kumeu River Chardonnay Maté's Vineyard) Light lemon yellow color; reduction, almond, oak nose; rich, tasty, ripe lemon, ripe pear, mineral palate; medium-plus finish (13.5% alcohol; 11 months in oak) 90+ points
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2011
- Type White
- Producer Kumeu River
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Maté's Vineyard
- Country New Zealand
- Region North Island
- SubRegion Auckland
- Appellation Kumeu
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 2 (1%)
- In Cellars 150 (38%)
- Consumed 245 (62%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
chicken and apricot, chicken veloute, chicken w/ morels, fish w/ veloute, lobster, poularde pochee a l'estragon, Roast chickenWho Likes This Wine
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- CountryNew Zealand
- RegionNorth Island
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