Kumeu River Hunting Hill Chardonnay 2022
Accolades
Awarded 97/100 Points
Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier
Awarded 94/100 Points & 4 Stars
Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Jul 2023
Description
- French oak
- White stone fruit
- Cashew butter
- Vibrant acidity
"Complex and alluring bouquet, layers of spice and mineral, core white fleshed fruits and lees mineral complexities. As the wine opens out in glass and warms a little, the mouthfeel, fruit and floral tones blossom and expand. Fantastic texture and length, persistent mouthfeel, a cashew nut butter note, barrel spice moments and synergies from the collection of attributes and inputs. rewrite CD. lengthy, taut and complex. A wine for the cellar still. Best from 2025 through 2035+" Cameron Douglas, Master Sommelier
"Fragrant, aromatic chardonnay with slightly green tree fruit flavours, citrus/lime and a backbone of nicely integrated and pleasantly vibrant acidity that helps drive a lengthy finish. A smattering of nutty yeast lees adds extra interest" Bob Campbell, Master of Wine, Real Review, Jul 2023
Hunting Hill is a vineyard that was first planted in 1982 and became a significant part of the original Kumeu River Chardonnay blend. Occupying the slope overlooking Mate's Vineyard, it has always contributed lovely ripe and rich fruit to the Estate Chardonnay. Hunting Hill was replanted in 2000 and is now even better than before, giving beautifully ripe fruit with a distinctive mealy minerality.
The incredible run of vintages since 2019 has continued with 2022. The conditions during harvest were suburb and 2022 produced a classic Hunting Hill. Very distinctive terroir driven typicity, with piercing lemon/lime fruit lift and florality on the nose, richness and volume in the mouth followed by lingering acidity and minerality on the finish. This is an absolute classic example of how great the Chardonnay grape can be: A beautifully powerful, yet elegant and complex wine with long term aging ability.
Seal
Payment
Alcohol
Delivery
Similar Products
Radburnd Cellars Ultimate Chardonnay Gift Collection (3 Bottle Case)
1 x Radburnd Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2018
1 x Radburnd Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2019
1 x Radburnd Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2020
Recently viewed
Join our mailing list
Subscribe to receive our email newsletters and be the first to hear about our latest specials, new releases and clearance deals.