SKU: KUMMATCHA24
As the flagship wine of Kumeu River, the 2024 Mates' Vineyard Chardonnay is a true icon of New Zealand winemaking. Sourced from the oldest vines on the estate, this is a wine of incredible power, concentration and length. While it is intensely flavoured with layers of citrus, stone fruit, and complex nutty characters, it remains wonderfully balanced by a precise acidity.

Grape Variety

Chardonnay

Region

New Zealand

Size

750ml

Wine Style

White - rich, mouth filling, full-bodied

Palate

The resulting wine shows the density, concertation and length that we expect from a terrific Mate’s Vineyard vintage and this year we see an extra crisp lemon acidity. Although still somewhat shy on the nose, with bottle age the full palette of complex aromas and bouquet of this wonderful wine will be gradually and seductively revealed.

Vintage

2024

Food Pairing

Perfectly paired with decadent dishes such as roasted poultry with all the trimmings, or rich, creamy pasta dishes.

”Preserved lemon, green olive, hazelnut, a few matchsticks, ginger, tarragon, green pear and white peach. In short, complex. It’s savoury, mealy, saline, has a certain spicy and almost white pepper character, though there’s no shortage of intensity and fruit. Lots of flint and chalk. Very long. Kind of reticent and tightly-coiled as at now, though gee, it’s a wine of presence and regal carriage. Outstanding.”
– Gary Walsh, The Wine Front

Awards

Winefront - 96+

Estimated delivery 1,722 PTS or $9.90

Kumeu River

Mates Vineyard Chardonnay 2024

$120.00
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24,000
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