Kumeu River, Hunting Hill Chardonnay other_regions incense and licorice are complicated

incense and licorice are complicated by notes of violet and five-spice powder

Ripe and expressive aromas with delicious flavors that have rounded out nicely though there is some finishing rusticity

cherry and fruitcake flavors show sharp definition and deepen steadily as the wine stretches out

dry and beautifully persistent finale

along with an exotic spice nuance and a hint of smoky minerality

Kumeu River, Hunting Hill Chardonnay other_regions incense and licorice are complicatedDefinitely 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)