2022 Kumeu River Mates Vineyard Chardonnay
$ 120.00 AUD
The famous Mates vineyard Chardonnay from Kumeu River. This has fooled many a Burgundy lover to thinking this has a home in France. Rare, exciting and transcends Kiwi Chardonnay.
Region - New Zealand
Type - White
Year - 2022
Winery - Best of New Zealand
Grape - Chardonnay
Volume - Standard - 750ml
About the wine
Tasting notes
Rich, slightly buttery chardonnay with nutty oak and yeast lees flavours together with a saline influence. Intense, appealing wine that is mellow and at the same time has a vibrant undercurrent. It would probably benefit from two to three years bottle age.
Wine descriptors
Captivating and Complex, Elegant and Fine, For the Cellar, Something Special
Fruit aromas & flavour
Citrus, Stonefruit, Tropicals
Other aromas & flavour
Earth, Herbals, Minerality, Spices
Food pairings
Pork
Cheese
Pizza
Fish
Red Meat
Pasta
BBQ
Vegetables
Poultry
Shellfish
Oysters
Spicy Foods
Cured Meats
Desserts
Expert review
The nose on this 2022 Mate's Vineyard Chardonnay leads with candied bananas, pineapple husk, white peach and a hint of lychee, and the edges of the aromatics are feathered with preserved citrus, brine, curry leaf and apple skins. In the mouth, the wine is powered by supercharged fruit; it is crystalline in its way, an attribute that I have long-since associated with the Chardonnays from Kumeu River. The flavor is sapid and palate-staining, with just enough salt and savory spices in the fruit to make it super complex as well as powerful. It is precisely folded like origami, each crease in service of the overall shape.
Chardonnay
One of the most planted, versatile and popular white varieties in the world. As a stand alone grape, Chardonnay is not the most interesting, nor complex varietal out there...but in the hands of a great winemaker it can be turned into one of the world's greatest pleasures! From the best bubbles of Champagne, to the lean, unoaked and mineral expressions of Chablis and the opulent, oaked and complex whites of Burgundy, Chardonnay is responsible for making some of the greatest expressions of white wine on the planet.
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