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Bottle of Kumeu River, Chardonnay Hunting Hill, 2024 - White Wine - Flatiron Wines & Spirits - New York
Bottle of Kumeu River, Chardonnay Hunting Hill, 2024 - White Wine - Flatiron Wines & Spirits - New York
Bottle of Kumeu River, Chardonnay Hunting Hill, 2024 - White Wine - Flatiron Wines & Spirits - New York
Bottle of Kumeu River, Chardonnay Hunting Hill, 2024 - White Wine - Flatiron Wines & Spirits - New York

Kumeu River, Chardonnay Hunting Hill, 2024

White Wine from New Zealand, New Zealand
by Kumeu River

$99.99

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Kumeu River represents four generations of Brajkovich family winemaking, beginning when Croatian immigrants arrived in West Auckland in 1937. Michael Brajkovich, New Zealand's first Master of Wine, transformed the family operation after a pivotal vintage in Burgundy in the early 1980s, pivoting to world-class Chardonnay. Hunting Hill vineyard, named for the hillside where founder Maté Brajkovich hunted rabbits for the family kitchen, was planted in 1982 and replanted in 2001. Its heavy clay soils over sandstone contain a distinctive iron pan 12 inches below the surface that imparts unique minerality. The winemaking is thoroughly Burgundian: hand-harvest, whole-cluster pressing, indigenous yeast fermentation, 100% barrel fermentation and malolactic, with 11 months in French oak (25% new). The 2024 vintage was celebrated as one of Kumeu River's finest despite yields down 30-50%—ripe stone fruit with crystalline acidity. This is world-class Chardonnay from the Southern Hemisphere.

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Professional Reviews

Robert Parker

RP 95
"The 2024 Hunting Hill Chardonnay is the ripest in alcohol of the 2024 releases, and it feels powerfully layered and driven on the palate. This is rich, almost thunderous in its positioning, with salted citrus and exotic spices (star anise/fennel/scraped vanilla pod). The oak here is polished and elegant, smoothing down any stray, loose hairs. The barrels have been air dried for three years and lightly toasted. The finish is tight and focused. This was tasted as a tank sample prior to filtration and bottling." -Erin Larkin

Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chardonnay

  • Vintage

    2024

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Style

    Crisp , Elegant

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied