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2020 Kumeu River, Hunting Hill Chardonnay, Kumeu, New Zealand

  • White
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Chardonnay
Ready - youthful
Rebecca Gibb MW
95/100
Bob Campbell MW
97/100
Product: 20208029131
2020 Kumeu River, Hunting Hill Chardonnay, Kumeu, New Zealand

Description

Hunting Hill is by nature a powerful, well-textured wine, rich and round; the legs coming down the sides of my tasting glass are an anticipation of the sheer concentration and intensity. The nose is deep and generous with aromas of stone fruit, white spicy peach, pear and refreshing melon, with an extremely appealing stony minerality. On the palate, there is weight on the entry, almost creaminess, balanced by stimulating acidity and a salty tang. Flavours of lemon pith, limes, ripe peach and a flinty element adds complexity to the whole, which offers a delectable mouthfeel and persistence. The wine is very approachable now, but this wine does age beautifully and there is certainly potential to do so this vintage.

Drink 2023 - 2033

Javier Perurena, Account Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd (Aug 2021)

Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2020
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Chardonnay
Body Full Bodied
Producer Kumeu River

Critics reviews

Rebecca Gibb MW 95/100
Possibly the most complete Hunting Hill Chardonnay I've tasted in youth, the 2020 provides a harmonious, melt-in-your-mouth impression. It has breadth and concentration but retains a sense of elegance on the midpalate before finishing with precision and length. Yes, there's a little bit of flint character too, but then Hunting Hill is known to be reductive; give it time. Like Forrest Gump, it runs through a finish line and keeps on going effortlessly. There's no box of chocolates here, though; it's all white nectarine, citrus, white flowers and a touch of smoked nuts.Drink 2023 - 2035Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous.com.com (Nov 2020)
Drink 2023 - 2035
Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous.com (Nov 2020)
Bob Campbell MW 97/100
Weighty, textural chardonnay with an array of subtle citrus, oyster-shell and stone fruit flavours. A bold, complex wine with impressive drive and obvious longevity. Chardonnay with gravitas Drink 2021 - 2027Bob Campbell, therealreview.com (Jul 2021)
Drink 2023 - 2035
Bob Campbell MW, TheRealReview.com (Jul 2021)

About this wine

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Chardonnay

Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or. Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.
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Kumeu River

Maté Brajkovich, a Dalmation by birth, arrived in New Zealand in 1938. In 1944 he and his parents purchased a property with a small vineyard and Kumeu River wines was born. However it was not until Michael, Mate's son, took over in 1982 that the true potential of the vineyards began to be fully realised.
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