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2016 KUMEU RIVER 'ESTATE' Chardonnay, Lea & Sandeman

KUMEU RIVER 'ESTATE'

2016 Chardonnay

Grapes Chardonnay
Colour White
Origin New Zealand, North Island
ABV 13.5%

The 2016 Estate Chardonnay has a touch more fatness on the nose than the 2017, though not quite the same degree of delineation. There is a subtle waxy/resin like note here, along with a hint of orange blossom and orange pith. The palate is well balanced with the same twist of sour lemon that marks the follow-up vintage, offering good weight in the mouth and a lovely peppery flourish on the persistent finish. Very fine, although I suspect the 2017 will have the edge in the long term. Drinking range: 2021 - 2038 Rating: 90 L&S (Feb 2019)


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The 2016 Estate Chardonnay has a touch more fatness on the nose than the 2017, though not quite the same degree of delineation. There is a subtle waxy/resin like note here, along with a hint of orange blossom and orange pith. The palate is well balanced with the same twist of sour lemon that marks the follow-up vintage, offering good weight in the mouth and a lovely peppery flourish on the persistent finish. Very fine, although I suspect the 2017 will have the edge in the long term. Tasted at the Kumeu River Chardonnay vertical in London. Drinking range: 2021 - 2038 Rating: 90 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Feb 2019)

Smoky. Gun flint. Green apricots tucked into smoky oats. Angular and very very young. Not quite formed yet. Tarragon and salty and green apples. Drinking range: 2019 - 2025 Rating: 16.5+ Tamlyn Currin - www.JancisRobinson.com (May 2018)

Still a Kiwi classic, Kumeu River's 2016 Estate Chardonnay features toasted grain aromas, ripe peach and nectarine flavors and a long, citrus-inflected finish. It's medium-bodied, with a plump, silky texture and up to a decade of aging potential. Drinking range: 2018 - 2025 Rating: 91 Joe Czerwinski, www.robertparker.com (Feb 2018)

Kumeu River

From the pioneering days to the establishment of the New Zealand wine industry to today, the Brajkovich family have been internationally recognised as producing world class wine. The Brajkovich family continue to harvest their grapes at Kumeu and refine their wine making skills.

The Brajkovichs are nationally recognised as a founding family of the New Zealand wine industry, and the current generation are internationally recognised as producing world class Chardonnay.

Just as the Brajkovich family has grown, so too has the winery itself. Extensions and additions mark the milestones that have seen business adapt and expand over the years. Today, the winery produces around 250,000 bottles annually from 30 hectares of its own vineyards in Kumeu, and another 10 hectares from local growers.

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