The biggest news at this consistent producer, improbably located on the outskirts of Auckland, is that the new releases include fruit from a Hawke's Bay vineyard purchased by the Brajkovich family two years ago. Originally developed by a partnership between Trinity Hill and the Loire's Jolivet family, the vineyard has allowed Kumeu River to make [...]
In 2015, Kumeu River Chardonnays were compared with some top white Burgundies in a blind tasting. A panel of experts were invited to pass judgement on the wines, they included Jancis Robinson MW, Derek Smedley MW, Neal Martin (of The Wine Advocate), Mattew Jukes (Daily Mail), Tina Gellie (Decanter Magazine), Jamie Goode (Wineanorak.com) and Will [...]
Kicking off 2016, the review team at Robert Parker Wine Advocate has created a round-up list of top wine picks from last year. The 50 top picks are selected from more than 30,000 tasting notes published in 2015 based on absolute Quality, Singularity and Hedonistic / Intellectual appeal. Well done Mate's Vineyard Chardonnay 2014. View [...]
