Kumeu River Chardonnay Rays Road 2023
White
Kumeu, New Zealand
6.7
WineSaint
Crisp citrus and white peach shine with crystalline purity on the palate. The acidity cuts like a blade, driving mineral notes through to a clean, focused finish. Unadorned fruit from Rays Road vineyard shows impressive transparency despite a difficult growing season.
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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.