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AU $345.00
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Kumeu River, Mates Vineyard, Chardonnay, 2006 (6 Bottles @ $57.50 per bottle)
Both the Kumeu River Estate and Mates Chardonnays make Wine Spectator U.S.A. Top 100 Wines of the Year and have done for many years which shows the class and consistency of one of N.Z. best chardonnays. Hand harvested, whole bunch pressed, indigenous yeast fermentation, 100% malo-lactic fermentation. 2006 was a spectacular vintage and our Chardonnays across the board are ripe floral and delicious. Mate's Vineyard is always set apart from our other Kumeu River Chardonnays with its lifted sweet fruit aroma that is akin to pears. On the palate we see the extra concentration, and length of flavour but the wine still seems more refined and taut than the Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay. Certainly a wine that will benefit from bottle age of 4-6 years." M.Brajkovich.
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"Benchmark New World chardonnay, has a track record and ages beautifully." - The Penguin Good Australian Wine Guide. Elston ‘07 has a pale lemon colour, and tropical aromas of fresh pineapple, grapefruit, and ripe peach. The same flavours carry through the palate, together with a distinct oatmeal biscuit character and fine acid structure providing wonderful length.
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The wine is a star bright lemon colour. Impressions of yellow plums, white peaches, nectarines and melon seem to reflect off a core of citrus fruits, especially limes, lemons and grapefruit. These are overlain with savoury elements, evoking the smoky aromas of a wood fired barbeque of white meats, mushrooms and sweet corn. This complex array of elements is refined and elegant, rather than upfront and brash. While the palate entry is restrained and unassuming, the wine gradually expands in the mouth to become broad-shouldered, muscley, taut and powerful. There is a decisive spine of acidity and minerality which run through the wine, extending into a long, lingering after-taste.
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AU $449.10
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