Kumeu River Village Chardonnay 2006
Kumeu, Auckland (Northland), New Zealand. Chardonnay. 13%. Screwcap. Approx $A20
One third is barrel fermented in French oak, the rest undergoing its transformation in steel. The resulting wine is a bargain priced beauty. A lean Chablis like beauty, rather than a fleshy creamy one. This smells of white peach flesh, slate and river stones, for the imaginative there might even be a puff of smoke. It's tight, pure and gripping, with notable butterscotch, which is countered by citrus pith bitterness and pulsing acidity.
Very good - excellent.
91.
Now - 2011.
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3 comments:
A fantastic value Chardonnay from NZ's best Chardonnay maker. The 06 Estate is also brilliant, Wish I had of bought more 06 Mate's at the cellar door (in NZ dollars)
Exactly!
Whenever Rich and I see this on special at Caro's we get some. It punches so far above its weight in every sense.
Sarah and Andrew,
This was a bit of a revelation. I'll have to buy some more and hopefully I'll manage to source some of the 06 Mate's in the near future.
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