Kumeu River Hunting Hill Chardonnay 2025

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."

產地：New Zealand
產區：Kumeu

• Grapes: Chardonnay
• Sweetness: Dry
• Size: 750mL