I am so lucky that I could tell Michael Brajkovich (the winemaker of Kumeu River) was one of my teachers at the WSET diploma course.
He has been making brilliant wines.
The one we are facing now was in the best 100 wines worldwide in 2009.
Only two more wines got into it from New Zealand.
And don't forget: it's a chardonnay (not a Sauvignon Blanc or a Pinot Noir NZ is famous for)!
Mate's Vineyard Chardonnay, likened by Brajkovich to 'a premier cru of the same village', shows a stronger new-oak influence and is more powerful, concentrated and opulent.
Earthier on the nose with hazelnut and butterscotch developing with time.
Perfect acidity and harmonious, cohesive finish inflected with apricot and white peach.
Very refined, this would surely challenge the superiority of most white Burgundy wines.
This wine will improve with bottle age up to even 8-10 years.
The best white wine I've ever tasted.
NZ$ 42.
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