Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay 2024
Standard - 75cl
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- Vintage2024
- ColourWhite
- ProducerKumeu River
- CountryNew Zealand
- RegionAuckland
- Sub RegionKumeu
- Bottle SizeStandard - 75cl
- ABV13.5
- LWIN11073512024
- Avg. Critic Score4.1★★★★★★★★★★
Wine Critic Reviews
This year’s Estate offering is all about precision. Combining six vineyards in perfect harmony and embracing a full spectrum of Chardonnay’s flavour palette from citrus to peach, this is a more precocious and much more expressive wine than expected. It is one of the finest Kumeu River Estate wines I can recall, and it is virtually ready to drink now!
- Drinking Window: 2025 - 2034
- Reviewer Name: Matthew Jukes
Aromas of sliced apples and pears with some pie crust and croissant undertones. Medium-bodied with bright acidity and a long and tangy finish. Reserved and poised. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
- Reviewer Name: Matthew Jukes
Buttery croissant aromas, smoky snuffed candle, very complex and charming, the palate medium bodied with good weight and medium length, dry finish, impeccable balance. A remarkable wine at the price, detailed and engaging.
- Reviewer Name: Huon Hooke
A blend of six vineyards, this already displays charming aromas of yellow-skin apple, nectarine and nashi pear. Firm acidity and a very light textural grip. There's a degree of flesh on the palate but not too much. Drink from 2025-2032. Tasted Aug 2025.
- Reviewer Name: Jane Skilton MW
The 2024 Estate Chardonnay is floral and tightly coiled, with a scratched lime backbone. It's not as complex as the Ray's Road tasted alongside, yet it's utterly composed and restrained. It is mineral and very good indeed. This was tasted as a tank sample prior to filtration and bottling.
- Drinking Window: 2025 - 2034
- Reviewer Name: Erin Larkin