2021 Kumeu River Rays Road Chardonnay 750Ml Bottle

"Kumeu's limestone hillside in Hawkes Bay has really stepped it up in just one year. It's the most overtly fruity of the range, but it always feels fresh and mineral-driven, too, as if blown through with a salty sea breeze. Notes of lemon zest, melon and orange blossom are underpinned by toffee, cream and oak spice. There's richness on the palate, but it's a different shape than some of the other Kumeu Chards. The oak is sculpted into the wine. There's beautifully tingly acidity and a long finish." 96 Pts. - Chrisitna Pickard, Wine Enthusiast

"Kumeu is a rock-star producer. This wine is an absolute "Monty" for the cellar, for me and for others concerned with quality, value, style and authenticity. In the cellar it goes!" Randall.