This is the 2019 Hunting Hill, same vintage as the recently tasted Kumeu River Coddington. The Coddington remains the more opulent of the Kumeu cuvées. A mouth watering salinity. In this one. As Bob Campbell MW said, this is a Burgundian style (lacking the stone fruit of the Coddington). Although several previous vintages of Mates Vineyard have proved, at least to my palate, that it is the premium Cuvée.
This is the 2019 Hunting Hill, same vintage as the recently tasted Kumeu River Coddington. The Coddington remains the more opulent of the Kumeu cuvées. A mouth watering salinity. In this one. As Bob Campbell MW said, this is a Burgundian style (lacking the stone fruit of the Coddington). Although several previous vintages of Mates Vineyard have proved, at least to my palate, that it is the premium Cuvée.
Apr 3rd, 2026
White peach, citrus, smoky/stony reduction of flintstone and struck match.
Combining wonderful freshness with a medium- to full-bodied structure.
Superb!
White peach, citrus, smoky/stony reduction of flintstone and struck match.
Combining wonderful freshness with a medium- to full-bodied structure.
Superb!
Jul 21st, 2025
Kumeu, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
