Kumeu River - Chardonnay Maté's Vineyard - 2020

Kumeu River

Chardonnay Maté's Vineyard 2020

- 100 points -

This is such impressive chardonnay in terms of power and complexity, delivering so much with such poise. Aromas of lemons and peaches intersect with lightly spicy oak and brioche on the nose. The palate drops mouth-filling flavors of peach and lemon and winds tight, before exploding long on the finish with a long, nutty afterglow. Perfect chardonnay. Drink over the next decade or more. Screw cap.

James Suckling, February 2022


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