Kumeu River Chardonnay Maté's Vineyard 2014
White
Kumeu, New Zealand
8.2
WineSaint
Bright citrus zest and white flowers open to reveal crushed stone minerality and green apple crispness. The texture shows remarkable tension. Lean yet concentrated. With razor-sharp acidity driving the long, chalky finish. A tightly wound expression that demands patience.
citrus zestwhite flowersgreen applecrushed stone
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.