Kumeu River Rays Road Chardonnay 2022
Een feest der herkenning voor de liefhebber van Chablis en een geweldige ontdekking voor ieder ander. "Lemony and crisp with a stone and seashell undertone to the pretty fruit. Racy and intense on the finish." (James Suckling, 94/100)
Verder lezen- SmaakprofielIntens, rijk & complex
- DruivenrasChardonnay
- Land & RegioNieuw-Zeeland, Auckland
- 100% proefgarantie
- Gratis bezorgd vanaf €75
- Levering binnen 2 tot 3 werkdagen
- Verzekerd verzonden & zorgvuldig verpakt
"Focus, lijn en lengte. Puur, pittig en precies"
Chardonnay van de Rays Road Vineyard in Hawke's Bay. Handpluk, spontane vergisting en 11 maanden rijping op Frans eiken.
"The 2022 Rays Road Chardonnay is fine and spicy, with a tense line of acidity and phenolics—they feel linear and interwoven—that stream through the fruit. This is a very pretty, pithy Chardonnay with ground white pepper, white flesh peach, crushed shells, layers of juniper berry and star anise/cut fennel inflections. I like the staying power of the fruit in the mouth. It is persistent and long. This is really nicely done, and I'm looking forward to seeing this wine (and this vineyard) more over its journey." (Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93/100)
Meer positieve reviews onder het tabblad Awards.
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Kip - Langoustines
- Risotto al Funghi
| Wijnsoort | Witte Wijn |
|---|---|
| Land | Nieuw-Zeeland |
| Druivenras | Chardonnay |
| Regio | Auckland |
| Smaakprofiel | Intens, rijk & complex |
| Jaargang | 2022 |
| Flesinhoud | 0.75 |
| Alcoholgehalte | 12,5 % |
| Op dronk vanaf | 2023 |
| Op dronk tot | 2030 |
| Bevat sulfieten | Sulfieten |
| Afsluiting | Schroefdop |
| Art.nr. | E107448 |
| Awards | |
Bob Campbell MW
94/100 punten
Bright, fresh, elegant wine with oyster shell, grapefruit/citrus, green apple and spicy oak flavours with a vibrant backbone of mouth-watering acidity and peppery phenolics. High energy wine that is drinking well upon release.
James Suckling
94/100 punten
Lemony and crisp with a stone and seashell undertone to the pretty fruit. Medium body, firm phenolics that tighten the wine on the palate. Racy and intense on the finish. Drink or hold. Screw cap.
Cameron Douglas MS
93/100 punten
There is marked quality and purity in the bouquet of this wine. There's a finesse and purity of fruit with a gentle sweetness and complexity from barrel then aromas and flavours of stone clay soil suggestions. White fleshed stone fruits and red apple flesh, some grapefruit and (no new barrel) lemon highlights. Satin silk texture, med+ acid line delicious.
Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous
91/100 punten
The 2022 Chardonnay Rays Road is restrained and reticent. It's certainly not a fruit bomb of a Hawke's Bay Chardonnay with its pithy precision, slightly salty, flinty character and buzz of nervous acid tension. Rays Road is generally less opulent than most, and the austerity seems to be a character of the site, particularly from the first few vintages. Nevertheless, full malo and 11 months on lees adds texture and padding to the mid-palate. Pear, honeysuckle and melon fruit ally with subtle spiced cedar, which nods to the older French barrels used for fermentation on the medium-long finish.
Jancis Robinson MW
16,5/20 punten
Newer clones 548 and 15 plus limestone character shape this wine which sees hardly any new oak. They will be planting virus-free Mendoza and will eventually eliminate the Sauvignon Blanc that was originally planted in this vineyard for Trinity Hill. Very pure and lively, lifted nose. Very unmistakably NZ with just a touch more simple acidity than the other Kumeu Chardonnays. A little chew on the end. Finish is not that persistent.