Restricted Annual Release - Exciting 94-97/100 Rated 2023 Kumeu River Single Vineyard Collection Chardonnays... "Special Release Prices"!
For 27 years we've said Kumeu River Chardonnays are NZ's Finest! So it's exciting the Annual Release of their World Class SV Chardonnays coincides with Fine Wine Delivery’s 27th Birthday in August.
The Estate, Coddington, Hunting Hill & Mate’s... have been Double Blind tasted by the world’s finest critics in recent years alongside White Burgundies many times their respective prices... and prevailed!
Leading world wine critic Jancis Robinson MW once compared Mates to the 1,000 euro per bottle Grand Coche-Dury White Burgundy, declaring Mate's to be more consistent under screwcap. Another prominent critic making the same comparison proposed you could equally enjoy Mate's or Grand Coche-Dury, the difference being you could fly First Class return to NZ and bring home to London a case of Mate's... all for the price of a case of Grand Coche-Dury.
Michael Brajkovich MW is one of the World’s Finest Winemaking Exponents of the Chardonnay grape. Brother Milan is the expert guiding & nurturing influence from the soil to the winery door. Brother Paul and sister Marijana take these great Chardonnays to the world. Mother & Matriarch Melba Brajkovich NZNM (founded this World Class NZ Wine Producer with her late Husband “Mate”) is the keeper of the knowledge and history of this exceptional NZ producer and their talented, passionate winemaking family.
After four consecutive exceptional vintages... 2023 threw up some weather challenges. But the family’s decades of experience farming their outstanding Single Chardonnay Vineyards enabled them to navigate those challenges beautifully and still produce “World Class” Chardonnays as expressed and confirmed by Top 3 World Wine Critic James Suckling in his reviews further down.
The intricacy behind their vineyard management, differing oak programs, and complex use of several select yeasts in respective fermentations, shed light on why they are all different, exciting... and World Class!
As usual all 4 of the SV Releases are in demand in the World's leading fine wine markets and tightly allocated globally. Our allocation is offered first to previous buyers via this "Restricted Release" email. If you receive this offer place your order quickly as these SV Chardonnays usually sell out in days.
I'm putting them all in our cellar! Virginia would never forgive me if I didn't... I would be disappointed with myself too. JEFF
James Suckling 2023 Kumeu River Chardonnay Collection Reviews…
Kumeu River 2023 Maté's Vineyard Chardonnay
" Very steely and floral, with brightness and impressive aromas of honeysuckle, lemongrass and just a touch of cream. Medium- to full-bodied with layered and creamy phenolics that give a lovely, almost velvety texture to the wine, and then the end is so crisp and minerally." James Suckling, 97 Points
Kumeu River 2023 Hunting Hill Chardonnay
"Aromas of apples, white peaches and steel with hints of lemongrass, fresh basil, flint and white flowers. Medium- to full-bodied with a tight and dense center palate and a crunchy and flavorful finish. Energetic acidity. So fresh yet dense at the same time." James Suckling, 96 Points
Kumeu River 2023 Coddington Chardonnay
"The complexity and flintiness are so enticing, with sliced apples, lemons, minerals and gunpowder. Full-bodied, dense and intense, with subtle brioche, cooked lemon and apple notes. Racy and steely but with richness underneath." James Suckling, 95 Points
Kumeu River 2023 Rays Road Chardonnay
"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” James Suckling, 94 Points
Kumeu River 2023 Estate Chardonnay
"This is fresh, crunchy and clean, with mineral and spice notes and plenty of salty undertones. Sliced lemons and apples. Medium-bodied with a fresh finish. Drink now."
James Suckling, 93 Points
2023 Kumeu River Hunting Hill Chardonnay
Originally planted in 1982... the most elegant of the KR Chardonnays... in the v
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2023 Kumeu River Coddington Chardonnay
A Meursault look-a-like if ever there was.....
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2023 Kumeu River Rays Road Chardonnay
A strikingly zesty style from Kumeu's Hawke's Bay Vineyard!
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2023 Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay
Kumeu River winemaker Michael Brajkovich awarded 'Winemakers' Winemaker, by 417
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