Kumeu River Chardonnay Maté's Vineyard 2016
White
Kumeu, New Zealand
7.4
WineSaint
Dense and brooding, this feels locked down tight. Ginger and citrus oil emerge slowly, supported by a weighty, almost chewy texture that speaks to serious extract. The minerality is there but buried beneath the concentration. Needs five years minimum to find its voice.
gingercitrus oilmineralstone
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.