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Kumeu River, Rays Road Chardonnay, 2023

Kumeu River, Rays Road Chardonnay, 2023

Kumeu River | Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | 75cl
  • White Still
  • Chardonnay
94/100James Suckling 17/20Jancis Robinson
£95.00
£95.00
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Rays Road is Kumeu River's newest vineyard located in Hawke's Bay. Situated on a limestone hillside at 180 meters altitude with a northerly aspect, this site is dry-farmed to produce high-quality grapes for the Rays Road label under the Kumeu River name.

The Chardonnay is hand-harvested, whole-bunch pressed, and fermented with wild yeast in seasoned French oak barrels, resulting in a wine that is zesty and fragrant, with a mineral-driven complexity.

Drinking window: 2025 - 2033

What the critics say:

94/100James Suckling

"A tight, focused and dense white. Sliced cooked apples, minerals and stone, with hints of dried mangoes. It’s medium-bodied and focused with a flavorful finish. Lime undertones. Drink or hold."

17/20Jancis Robinson

"Quite intense, bright fruit. Excellently aromatic. Almost pungent with a hint of putty. Lots of punchy fruit. Very complete with an appetising dry finish."

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