Kumeu River Chardonnay Estate 2012
White
Kumeu, New Zealand
7.8
WineSaint
Laser-focused with oyster shell minerality and citrus precision that cuts through beautifully integrated oak. The palate shows remarkable tension between richness and restraint, with crushed stone and bitter citrus driving the long, penetrating finish. Classic Burgundian structure with years ahead of it.
oyster shellbitter citruscrushed stoneintegrated oak
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.