Kumeu River Chardonnay Hunting Hill 2012
White
Kumeu, New Zealand
7.3
WineSaint
Opens with oyster shell and wet stone minerality, showing classic Burgundian restraint. The palate builds with precision and energy, revealing green apple and subtle oak spice on a focused, linear finish. Tightly wound structure suggests good aging potential.
oyster shellwet stonegreen appleoak spice
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.