Kumeu River Hunting Hill Chardonnay 2025
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Product Description
Kumeu River's Hunting Hill vineyard in West Auckland, New Zealand, sits on the slope above Maté's, first planted in 1982 and replanted in 2000. This Chardonnay is hand-harvested, whole-bunch pressed and fermented in French oak with indigenous yeast, then matured 11 months in barrel.
Erin Larkin of the Wine Advocate gave 94 points: "The 2025 Hunting Hill Chardonnay is ripe and thunderous, with salted peach, walnuts and stewed apple notes."
Andrii Stetsiuk of JamesSuckling.com scored it 96: "Medium- to full-bodied and very textural, showing firmness, staying tense and vertical, with a beautiful interplay between the driving acidity and distinct minerality. Finishes stony and citrusy."
Jancis Robinson MW awarded 17.5+/20: "Not exactly savoury but with very finely textured citrus juice and peel notes. Sappy, juicy, lip-smacking on the palate but high-toned on the nose."
Origin
Country: New Zealand
Region and Appellation: Kumeu
Grapes, Sweetness & Size
- Grapes: Chardonnay
- Sweetness: Dry
- Size: 750mL
