Kumeu River Coddington Chardonnay 2024

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!

• Reviewer Name: 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.

• Reviewer Name: 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.

• Drinking Window: 2025 - 2039
• Reviewer Name: 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.

• Reviewer Name: Huon Hook