2021 Kumeu River Hunting Hill Chardonnay

Other Reviews....
This has aromas of flint, toast, jasmine, dried pineapples, lemons and sea shells. Some cardamom and salted butter. Classy and driven, with a medium to full body and tight, sleek layers. Perfumed and bright. Everything in balance. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
96 points
James Suckling

I first visited Kumeu River back in 2000, and bought a few bottles of the 1999 Maté’s Chardonnay, and quite a few of their red wines too.
A little struck match, hazelnut, grapefruit and white peach, a fair amount of sweet spice too. It’s dry, has lots of crunch and energy, distinctly flinty, hazelnut skin grip, grapefruit, ginger and lime, intense and tightly wound, maybe a little quinine and cucumber skin, and a long gently bitter finish of precision and super length. Outstanding. A great Chardonnay here. Drink 2023 - 2030+.
96 points
Gary Walsh - The Wine Front