2022 | Kumeu River Hunting Hill Chardonnay | Kumeu Château Doisy-Védrines The NV Extra Brut Nature

The NV Extra Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru bristles with tension and energy

thenspreads a layer of the finest phenolics

and it’s full-bodied

and an unmistakable chalky minerality like the brisk lift of nose candy at a Serge Gainsbourg concert in the '70s

It has complex notes of ripe apricot and peach

2022 | Kumeu River Hunting Hill Chardonnay | Kumeu Château Doisy-Védrines The NV Extra Brut NatureThe 2022 Chardonnay Hunting Hill is an impressive, focused style. It has a sense of energy, being almost buoyant with the movement of a skimming stone across your palate. There's a powerful core of fruit here and it has plenty of substance within its no more than medium bodied core before kerpow! It fires home with an almost spicy kick. Clever oak use, reminiscent of toasted nuts, meets restrained flavors of lemon and lime bitter and nectarine fruit.