Kumeu 2023 Single Vineyards - Arriving August

Kumeu River

Auckland, New Zealand

STOCK DUE NEXT WEEK!
This estate and this family continue to amaze us with their wines! In my Roseworthy wine study days, Michael Brajkovich was a legend, spoken about as a great guy, super smart and someone who finished his degree with a perfect score. On top on this obvious intelligence and wisdom, there is also an incredibly hard-working family and some really superb vineyards. This all translates into scintillating chardonnays that should be in every cellar. All these wines are available in only very limited quantity now that word has got out - so get in quick!
Cheers, Randall

"A recent blind tasting of Kumeu River Chardonnays back to 2007 comparing them with some of their finest white burgundy equivalents suggests that, at least from this top producer outside Auckland, New Zealand Chardonnays can more than hold their own. And as for value, they won hands down, costing only a fraction of the wines they trounced." - Jancis Robinson MW

Stock arriving next week - to order, please email us your wish-list at wine@randalls.net.au or call us on (03) 9419 9795. Orders will not be charged until stock quantity is confirmed.

2023 Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay

Offer: $49

"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. Screw cap." 93 points - James Suckling

2023 Kumeu River Rays Road Chardonnay

Offer: $49.90

"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." 94 points - James Suckling

2023 Kumeu River Coddington Chardonnay

Offer: $89
EXTREMELY LIMITED

"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. Some lemongrass. So complex. Drink or hold. Screw cap." 95 points! - James Suckling

2023 Kumeu River Hunting Hill Chardonnay

Offer: $99
LIMITED

"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." 96 points! - James Suckling

2023 Kumeu River Mate's Vineyard Chardonnay

Offer: $107
EXTREMELY LIMITED

"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. Driven at the end. Needs time to come together. This will be so complex in three to four years. Best after 2027." 97 points! - James Suckling