Kumeu River Maté's Vineyard Chardonnay 2020, Auckland

Smokey, fragrant with a floral, citrus and yellow stone fruits fruit centric bouquet. A powerful fragrance eager to show its complexity and potential, but with a youthful energy and core of promise. Soil smoke and barrel moments, lees and wood spices. Bold, fresh, dry, complex and intriguing. Flavours of grapefruit and sweet pith, white flowers, mandarin and apple blossom, yellow fleshed stone fruit and soft fruit and barrel spice moments. Densely mineral surrounded by fruit and acidity, quiet layers of oak. This wine will be fabulous and given time to develop will reward. Best from 2024/2025 through 2030+.

98 Points
Outstanding