Kumeu River Chardonnay, Rays Road, Hawkes Bay – 2019 – Jancis Robinson – 16.5++ Points
16.5++ points
Smells just a little rawer than the Kumeu single-vineyard Chardonnays I have just been tasting. Perhaps it was mean of me to taste it after them. I will go back and compare to the Estate 2019 bottling (suaver but probably less long-lived). Good grip and undertow. This site has a lot to say for itself but is just summoning up the courage. I love the eloquent, reverberant finish. The lime-fruited nose and front palate need a bit of time, I think, to shed their apparently simplicity.
Kumeu River Chardonnay, Rays Road, Hawkes Bay – 2019 – Jancis Robinson – 16.5++ Points