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White
2014 Kumeu River Chardonnay Maté's Vineyard
Chardonnay
- New Zealand
- North Island
- Auckland
- Kumeu
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Community Tasting Notes 64
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DFBW Likes this wine: 93 points
October 20, 2023 - Drinking extremely well right now but still feels youthful with slightly green tinges to balance the intense Chardonnay fruit. Fresh, crisp and yet deep. Beautiful
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Mbad77 wrote: 92 points
June 18, 2023 - Half Century Magnum Lunch (La Trompette) (London): From magnum maybe a 92+. Perhaps a little overwhelmed by the quality of the flight and perhaps having 4 in flight was a little too much as the Raveneau and Alvina Pernot at 1 and 2 really did take stage. This should have been the first.
Like green tinge to it compared to others and this perhaps appears on the palate. Oak is in a nice place now and a good bottle, not really moved from previous bottles
Less open and rich compared to the burgundies with it. Showing sharper acidity
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lozatron Likes this wine:
June 17, 2023 - Magnum Mike's Half Century Blow Out (La Trompette): My handwritten notes on this comprised a single word - "standard". This is just as it should be - it's tasted the same from bottle and mag, and seems to just stay the same. A bit more tropical fruit, a bit more richness on the finish than the burgs.
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DAN BAILEY wrote:
June 16, 2023 - From magnum. Bit of matchstick reduction. Pure, minerally and refreshing but a tad sweet.
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NickA Likes this wine: 93 points
June 16, 2023 - Magnum Mike's Magnificent Half Century (La Trompette): Magnum. We had another mag of this a few months back, and although I've given this another '93' I think it was a hair behind that one, lacking its extreme sense of precision. The wine's still definitely in a good place though, the acidity and reduction being in excellent balance, especially with some air time. The lovely combination of toast and crisp lime also remained!
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2014
- 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 53 (3%)
- In Cellars 727 (48%)
- Consumed 746 (49%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
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- CountryNew Zealand
- RegionNorth Island
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