Kumeu River 2011
White
Kumeu, New Zealand
7.1
WineSaint
Stone fruit and citrus peel weave through toasted hazelnut complexity, while bright minerality drives the lengthy finish. The oak feels seamlessly woven rather than imposed. Drinking superbly now with a few years ahead.
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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.