Kumeu River, Hunting Hill Chardonnay, 2022
Kumeu River, Hunting Hill Chardonnay, 2022
- 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. Hunting Hill, first planted in 1982, originally played a key role in the Kumeu River Chardonnay blend, contributing ripe and rich fruit to the Estate Chardonnay. Overlooking Maté’s Vineyard, this site consistently produced exceptional grapes. Replanted in 2000, Hunting Hill has since reached new heights, offering beautifully ripe fruit with a distinctive, mealy minerality, making it better than ever.
This bright Chardonnay pairs beautifully with juicy chicken, some slow roasted tomatoes and lots of herbs.
Optimal drinking window: Now - 2036
What the critics say:
"Gentle notes of toasted grain mark the nose of the 2018 Mate's Vineyard Chardonnay, framing ripe pineapple and white peach aromas. There's a hint of bacon fat too. On the medium-bodied palate, the wine is slightly custardy and silky, while at the same time, it's crisp and focused, tightening on the finish into a coiled spring of citrus zest. Like most vintages of Mate's, this ideally needs a couple of years in the cellar to fully express itself."
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