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White
2022 Kumeu River Chardonnay Hunting Hill
Chardonnay
- New Zealand
- North Island
- Auckland
- Kumeu
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Community Tasting Notes 7
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Poussin Likes this wine: 93 points
April 21, 2024 - I love it when good chard tastes like buttery sourdough toast with peach or apricot jam spread on top, and that is exactly what I get here. The toast is warm and the butter is melting into its little voids (in Danish, the word smørhul, literally ‘butter-hole’, means a nice, peaceful place where you would love to spend time). There is enough acidity and stone fruit character to balance things out, and just a scintilla of smoky reduction. Will improve with a few further years in bottle, but approachable now. A burgundy of equal quality would be north of 100 gbp/eur per bottle. I believe this is why people love this producer.
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LB88 wrote: 91 points
March 27, 2024 - Good but not so much better than the already good estate. Nice minerality and balance
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tantotinto wrote: 94 points
January 16, 2024 - Decanted to help it open. Too cold at first and blossomed as it warmed. Medium weight and viscosity. Lemon, tangerine peel, green (touch of bitter) pecan and peach on the palate. Long, luscious and tart finish. Excellent bottle. We took our time on this one. It kept getting better.
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oldwines Likes this wine: 93 points
December 2, 2023 - Mostly Older Cabernet Franc Tasting (New Jersey, USA): This bottle was double decanted about 2 hours before tasting. It was lovely and though still a baby, quite plush and flavorful (decanting helped). Bright acidity, slight creaminess, flavorful mixed citrus and some white peach. Rich, long finish with stony minerals. This should evolve beautifully over the next decade or so.
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Philip_Bundpropperne Likes this wine: 91 points
November 13, 2023 - Rating: 4,1/5,0.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2022
- Type White
- Producer Kumeu River
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Hunting Hill
- Country New Zealand
- Region North Island
- SubRegion Auckland
- Appellation Kumeu
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 141 (16%)
- In Cellars 678 (79%)
- Consumed 38 (4%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
83% Like It 6 votes
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- ProducerKumeu River
- VarietyChardonnay
- CountryNew Zealand
- RegionNorth Island
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