Kumeu River Chardonnay Coddington 2015
White
Kumeu, New Zealand
7.2
WineSaint
Opens with subdued stone fruit and citrus peel, the nose lacking the vibrant lift expected from Coddington vineyard. The palate shows promise with good mineral backbone and balanced acidity, yet feels compressed, missing the expansive mid-palate depth this site typically delivers. There's quality beneath the restrained surface that may emerge with time.
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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.