Kumeu River Chardonnay Estate 2011
White
Kumeu, New Zealand
7.8
WineSaint
The palate shows remarkable precision and energy, with that telltale Burgundian tension between richness and restraint. Finishes with striking length and complexity that places this among New Zealand's finest expressions.
citrus peelwhite flowerscrushed stonemineral complexity
Label
Kumeu River
→Kumeu River is New Zealand's benchmark Chardonnay house, farming multiple named single-vineyard sites in the Auckland-adjacent Kumeu region and making wines that regularly draw comparison with good Burgundy.