Kumeu River, Hunting Hill Chardonnay, 2021
Kumeu River, Hunting Hill Chardonnay, 2021
- White Still
- Chardonnay
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Kumeu River sits on 30 hectares of “golden vines”. Its picture-perfect terroir is tempered by a cool breeze from the Pacific Ocean with ideal clay soil overlying a sandstone base. The hand harvested grapes have high water retention when ripe and therefore, are plush with pure fresh tannins. Frost at the start of 2021 reduced quantity but did affect quality with the award-winning winery producing some of its best ever Chardonnay this vintage.
This bright Chardonnay pairs beautifully with juicy chicken, some slow roasted tomatoes and lots of herbs.
Optimal drinking window: Now - 2035
What the critics say:
"This has aromas of flint, toast, jasmine, dried pineapples, lemons and sea shells. Some cardamom and salted butter. Classy and driven, with a medium to full body and tight, sleek layers. Perfumed and bright. Everything in balance. Drink or hold. Screw cap."
"The 2021 Chardonnay Hunting Hill is its usually sinewy, tout and lightly floral self. Often in the shadow of Maté's Vineyard, Hunting Hill seems to be becoming more and more serious as the vines age - they're around 20 years old. Expect a muscular, unyielding wine that has lemon and lime bitter notes, nectarine and even a whiff of seaside - all salty and briny."
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