Kumeu River, Coddington Chardonnay, Kumeu

This is a special wine. Full on the nose, rich in the mouth. Savoury and clean with crisp apple and lemon. Plenty of cream and nuts but not up itself. This is not a pompous wine but joyous company. Did I mention the balance? Or the way it made the Comte sing? No? Ah well. You get the picture. Going large on this score because I LOVE IT!

2021 vintage

Yet another very good KR Chardonnay - and my first Coddington. Reminds of of the Estate, but with more volume and oomph. Rich and playful but with a real core of impressive mineral backbone.

2021 vintage

Delicious peach flavor, fabulous with a plant forward Thai salad. Perfect refreshing everyday wine!

2021 vintage

Good, not great. A little rounder and the fruit a little sweeter than I’d like. But this is nonetheless a very tasty wine in the “neoburgundian new world” vein. Lots of nice citrus, apple, pear fruit, tasteful and probably expensive oak, etc. More focus, acidity, minerality, and lift would make this a big winner in my book.

2021 vintage

Apricot, ripe peach, lemon peel, cream. Complex, intense. Long finish. Could have rated higher. Waiting to see if the other bottles hold up over time. Paired with arroz con pollo, a salty, acidic dish. It held its own and paired well as long as lemon juice and capers were not added. Then it made the wine a but hot and harsh. Wine was excellent on its own and developed a bit over the two hours we drank it.

2021 vintage

I purchased the 2015, 2019, and 2021 vintages of this wine and drank all 3 recently and definitely prefer this 2021. The others were nice but this tastes fresher and more lively. I like this wine young. I also prefer their Coddington over their other vineyard offerings. citrus, white peach, cream, minerals.

2021 vintage

Love this wine - very Burgundy in style. Doesn't quite hold up with the same energy level day 2. But who cares as they are so delicious that they are gone by day 1.

2021 vintage

Second bottle from a small case, 16 months after the last one and this has not moved. Chapeau if you don’t call this vintage of Coddington a Burgundy blind. A very pale yellow in the glass. Beautiful nose, seamlessly integrated citrus, white fruit, flowers and a touch of wood spices (100% old oak barrels here I understand). The palate is a bit lean, perhaps the only criticism here, could do with a bit more concentration. Chalk and limestone, long finish. …

2018 vintage

Lightly golden colored. Peach, pear, tropical notes. Vibrant acidity. Good length. Paired well with chicken/veggie/rice stir fry.

2021 vintage

As always, this is a wonderful wine. A beautiful compromise between old-world style and new-works fruit. Lightly creamy bright with acidity and complex with a variety of fruit flavors and aromas ranging from citrus to stone fruit to tropical. Minerals finish makes this so satisfying.

2018 vintage

white peach and ripe golden delicious apple combine with good acidity to yield a very rich and forward chardonnay. never to be confused with a burgundy. not my style these days.......will appeal to the masses

2021 vintage

Quite restrained and taut. Slightly waxy and a little reductive on the nose - flint, smoke and wet stones but with a reasonably ripe fruit core, something a little tarte tatin esque (pastry/roasted fruit). Enough body to be considered substantial, but still fresh and lively on the palate with some chew and lots of lemony acidity. Very attractive, though I wouldn’t mind it being a touch more full throttle. I wonder if someone more experienced in top end Chard than …

2018 vintage

(17,5/20) The Coddington is less renowned than Kumeu's flagship wine from Maté Vineyard, but for me this is hardly less. Super powerful and rich, energetic and lingering. Love this wine! Whole-bunch fermented, aged for 11 months in French oak barrels. Medium+ intense aromas of white blossom, pear, white grapefruit, lemon zest, pineapple, tangerine, tonic, biscuit, toasted bread, almond, hazelnut, wet stone. Dry wine, high acidity, medium+ body, pronounced flavour intensity, long finish. 13,5% ABV - NWBT @ Pinot

2021 vintage

light yellow, lots of clarity, silvery hue Nose: peach, apple, guava, nectarine, brioche, minerals, white pepper, honey, musk, vanilla, pine Pal: peach, green apple, nectarine, brioche, limestone, white pepper, honey, vanilla, lime rind, wax, musk, sea salt, flint, minerals, pine Feel: medium, acidic Finish: long TC8

2021 vintage

I'm a fan of their Chardonnays and this was not a let-down. It is fairly pricey at about $40 (on sale), but does hold its own against Bourgogne-level wines at far higher prices. It has good tension between the richness and acidity. Delightful if not all that complex at this stage of its development.

2021 vintage

My fav of the 3 Kumeu River Chardonnay's I've had and the most expensive of the 3. Grapes from the northern section of the north island of New Zealand this is richer and more ripe. citrus peach butter cream tropical notes. Very enjoyable Chardonnay!

2021 vintage

Very well done. Great balance and classic Chardonnay flavors.

2018 vintage

My 3rd of 4 2021 Chardonnay's I've bought and tried from this Producer. This one more expensive than their Estate and Rays Road offerings and offered an upgrade in taste as well. Ripe and unctuous fruits of citrus, peach, butter, apple, and tropical notes. This one could improve further with 3-5 more years in the bottle.

2021 vintage

a perfectly fine chardonnay but probably not worth the price. robust nose of white flowers and stone fruit. on the palate, you get lemon, green apple, cream, and some pear. there's ample acidity here to help balance things out. i enjoyed the long finish that had a hint of almond. should be interesting to see how this ages. will give the next bottle 3 to 5 years.

2021 vintage

A pleasant surprise, this had all the restraint and sophistication of a top Burgundy. Highly recommended.

2018 vintage

Rather pleasant if somewhat austere for a Kiwi chardonnay

2018 vintage

Classic Kumeū a river house style. Very French, very mineral. Tightly wound, fabulous structure, savoury oak handling. Camphor note add interview.

2018 vintage

As usual a wonderful bottle of this wine, clean fresh and bright. Florals, lemon, lime, white peach and minerals galore. Slightly smokey. Great balance. Dense mouthfeel but pretty high in acidity, not “fat”. Long finish.

2018 vintage

Screw cap. Light lemon colour. Lemon tart, ripe apple, peaches, grapefruit, tropical fruit, hazelnut, toast, light vanilla, and mineral undertones, with fresh, medium-level acidity, and very good length. The oak is present, but well integrated. Good concentration and good balance, with a creamy texture. Harmonious despite of its youth. Some sweetness, but not off-putting. Coca Cola-like, but in a positive sense. A very good, highly drinkable Chardonnay that is enjoyable pop-and-pour. A little tired on day two. Drink young.

2021 vintage

First bottle from a case bought a few years back. Coddington is not my favourite Kumeu River but this too is superb. So well balanced with explosive freshness and minerality, white fruit and citrus, and a touch of oak. Beautiful, like a top 1er Cru in a cooler vintage, and then Hunting Hill delivers that extra bit of delineation and precision.

2018 vintage

Floral nose. On the full side but not unpleasantly so. Creamy texture. Stone fruit, hazelnut, lemon on the finish.

2021 vintage

Pale gold in color. Juicy with notes of white peach, grapefruit, and honeysuckle.

2021 vintage

Great nose of lemon grass, citrus, white peach, pineapple, light honey and vanilla. All very well balanced on the palate albeit the flavour profile is light with a short finish. Good quality and easy drinking with some complexity to enjoy for the price (£26 in this case).

2018 vintage

I loved this bottle. Wonderful nose of garden herbs, wet rock, pineapple, lime. Fresh and vibrant to taste with excellent focus and clarity. Every sip was delightful. In contrast to the other notes here, I detected little oak influence. Not sure why

2018 vintage

Love how this style changed over the last few vintages - from being overoaked to such a Burgundian, more subtle style. Crazy good. Pours deep golden in the glass. Pronounced nose exploding with aromas of butterscotch, ripe yellow apple, apricot, papaya and pineapple. Loads of drive on the palate, just a lick of salinity on the finish. The oak is superbly integrated with the fruit and really last long into the night. Unfortunately, this bottle lasted us only half an …

2018 vintage

after an astounding 2020 Hunting Hill, this showed more bottle age development, and a considerable amount of oak handling. It is an outstanding wine that is clearly more worked than the estate wine, but the oak presented a slightly rough, tannic edge to the wine. In a way, I liked the way the wine was framed, but in comparison to a nearly-perfect 2020 HH, this showed a lack of cohesion between fruit and oak. There is great concentration here, plenty …

2018 vintage

Very light in color. Nose of lemon, melon, pear, and a hint of petrol. Palate bring pear, lime peel, lemon, and sweet ginger notes. Gentle finish, not too tart, with a lot of minerals, more lime peel, and candle wax.

2018 vintage

Not quite as good as hoped. Maybe a bit young, will leave for a while.

2018 vintage

Beautiful struck math, flinty, white burgundy nose. Unfortunately the palate can't quite live up - slightly dilute, lemon-lime, linear

2018 vintage

Similar to the bottle I had last year. This is a really nice chardonnay. Orchard fruit and citrus on the nose. The palate is apple, orange, melon and a hint of oak. A nice finish. Went well with a platter of sushi.

2018 vintage

Heard so much about Kumeu river. Good wine. Nose has soft citrus, honeymelon, and butter. Palate has lime, butter, and a hint of bitterness in the end.

2018 vintage

没有第一次那么惊喜啦，也贵不少

2018 vintage

Sunday evening in Singapore. Opened bottle yesterday for the starter and drinking the remainder. Light lemon Color. A tropical nose, pineapple, peach, citrus, mandarine, wet stones, a bit spice, and a light creamy note. Med+ acidity, Med body, Med alcohol, Med flavor intensity, Med finish. Refreshing thanks to the acidity, minerality is perfect, fruity and creamy, but with a nice balance and not overly buttery, just how I like it. Burgundian in overall style. Excellent price quality and still has …

2018 vintage

This is a really nice chardonnay. Orchard fruit and citrus on the nose. The palate is applic, orange, melon and a hint of oak. A nice finish. Went well with Sunday night sushi.

2018 vintage

medium greenish gold, lots of clarity, silvery hue Nose: green apple, grapefruit, orange rind, white pepper, vanilla, wax, hazelnut, touch minerals, oak Pal: green apple, grapefruit, lemon zest, orange rind, green pepper, vanilla, wax, sea salt, hazelnut, minerals, oak Feel: medium, full, tight, acidic Finish: long T9

2018 vintage

From the next day: Broad and open, leesy and fragrant (soapy), with a layered feel to the nose. Less honeyed but exotic. Very rich, great concentration, layered. Great acidity, energetic and super follow-through. Mealy and long. Impressive.

2018 vintage

13% vol More smoke. The wine feels incredibly deep in this line-up. Oily citrus, very floral and heady, superb lifted feel… classic Meursault elements abound! Complex notes of nut, nut oils and engine oils and something saline. Full and very rich, great mineral expression, great texture – the wine feels energetic and speckled/threaded and layered. Sinewy citrus acidity, lovely viscosity, nutty honey, spicy minerals… wow! I try not to get carried away with scoring, but this was fantastic (I usually …

2018 vintage

Kumeu River Vertical Chardonnay Tasting (Bellota Wine Bar (Prince Wine Store)) : Clean, fine. Long fine acid structure. On the lighter side. Not one for my cellar.

2018 vintage

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