Kumeu River, Hunting Hill Chardonnay Brut Zero and it needs a couple

and it needs a couple of years in bottle to digest the wood

The wine is deep into its Golden Years with savory tones of smoked bacon

More interesting are the attractively detailed and notably more mineral-driven flavors that aren’t as rich though they are finer and particularly so on the youthfully austere and lingering finish

boysenberry and floral scents

various white orchard fruit

Kumeu River, Hunting Hill Chardonnay Brut Zero and it needs a coupleDefinitely more restrained on the nose than the Coddington. Then on the palate its more savoury and more burgundian, with admirable precision. Still quite youthful. Very finely etched. Lemon flavours. A bit more depth than the Coddington. Long. (JR)