Kumeu River Coddington Chardonnay 2024
Fles - 75cl
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- Oogstjaar2024
- KleurWit
- ProducentKumeu River
- LandNieuw-Zeeland
- RegioAuckland
- SubregioKumeu
- FlesformaatFles - 75cl
- ABV13.5
- LWIN11073482024
- Gem. Criticus Score4.4★★★★★★★★★★
Wijnrecensies
A complex and whole chardonnay with sliced apples, flint. limes and stones on the nose and palate. It’s medium-bodied with a solid core of fruit and a long and complete aftertaste. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
Michael informed me that this could be the ripest vineyard of the lot if you were prepared to wait! Sadly, yields were down 50% because of uneven flowering. This time, there is a more exotic and peachier feel with a more layered and expressive mid-palate. I am not a fully paid up Coddington fan, but this 2024 is a seductive proposition and, again, it is showing well already!
- Naam recensent: Matthew Jukes
Very ripe and smoky. Shows classic Coddington aromas of grilled pineapple, rockmelon and red apple but is sleek, focussed and not at all blowsy. Concentrated and weighty, the new oak comes through right at the end of the palate. Finishes with hint of reduction and smoke. Drink from 2028-2038. Tasted Aug 2025.
- Naam recensent: Jane Skilton MW
The 2024 Coddington Chardonnay is alive on the palate with preserved lemon rind, tendrils of crushed shells and layers of brine. It is electric, in its way. There are salted and crushed nuts on the middle palate and length, which uncoils through the finish that allows a second and third look at the detail inherent within. This is very exciting and also creamy. It was tasted as a tank sample prior to filtration and bottling.
- Drinkvenster: 2025 - 2039
- Naam recensent: Erin Larkin
Fresh green herb aromas some lemon verbena, lime and lemon, subtle smokiness, the palate delicate and refined, subtle yet with good intensity. A fine wine, less powerful than the Hunting Hill, with understated depths and real grace.
- Naam recensent: Huon Hook
The most welcoming of the Kumeu single-vineyard wines in youth, the 2024 Chardonnay Coddington offers richness and fullness. There's substance here, lending texture and gourmand chew as well as creaminess through the mid-palate. Nougat and pear combine, but the fruit remains restrained in this well-concentrated style. Acidity keeps on giving and helps provide tension alongside notable phenolics. As always, there's a lovely, subtle smoky spice from the Gilet oak barrels.
- Drinkvenster: 2026 - 2038
- Naam recensent: Rebecca Gibb MW