Chardonnay, Maté’s Vineyard, Kumeu – 2014 – 96 points, Top 50 New Zealand Wines of 2016, #14 – jamessuckling.com
96 points
“This top bottling from the oldest vines is a powerful wine wound into a complex yet contained mode. It has plenty of savory hazelnut and biscuit aromas that combine with orange hints and flinty moments in the glass. The palate’s fuller than the others, really fleshy and packed with peach flavors. A wine that demonstrates a sense of weight as it heads to the convincing finish.”
Chardonnay, Maté’s Vineyard, Kumeu – 2014 – 96 points, Top 50 New Zealand Wines of 2016, #14 – jamessuckling.com