2014 Kumeu River Chardonnay Maté's Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (64) Avg Score: 92.1 points

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  10/20/2023 - DFBW Likes this wine: 93 Points

  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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  6/18/2023 - Mbad77 wrote: 92 Points

  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
  Very good

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  6/17/2023 - lozatron Likes this wine:

  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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  6/16/2023 - DAN BAILEY wrote:

  From magnum. Bit of matchstick reduction. Pure, minerally and refreshing but a tad sweet.

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  6/16/2023 - NickA Likes this wine: 93 Points

  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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