Winery Kumeu River - Rays Road Chardonnay

Winery Kumeu RiverRays Road Chardonnay

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Rays Road Chardonnay of Winery Kumeu River is a white wine from the region of Hawke's Bay of North Island.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Chardonnay.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Rays Road Chardonnay of the Winery Kumeu River is in the top 10 of wines of Hawke's Bay.

Taste structure of the Rays Road Chardonnay from the Winery Kumeu River

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Rays Road Chardonnay of Winery Kumeu River in the region of North Island is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Rays Road Chardonnay of Winery Kumeu River in the region of North Island often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Kumeu River's Rays Road Chardonnay.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Last vintages of this wine

Rays Road Chardonnay - 2019
In the top 10 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Rays Road Chardonnay - 2018
In the top 10 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Rays Road Chardonnay - 2017
In the top 10 of of Hawke's Bay wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Rays Road Chardonnay from Winery Kumeu River are 2017, 2018, 2019

Informations about the Winery Kumeu River

The winery offers 27 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Hawke's Bay in the region of North Island

The Winery Kumeu River is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in the of Hawke's Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine North Island
In the top 3500 of of New Zealand wines
In the top 15 of of Hawke's Bay wines
In the top 65000 of white wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Hawke's Bay

The wine region of Hawke's Bay is located in the region of North Island of New Zealand. We currently count 274 estates and châteaux in the of Hawke's Bay, producing 1268 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Hawke's Bay go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of North Island

New-zealand/north-island/northland">Northland, as its name suggests, is New Zealand's northernmost wine-producing region, around four hours' drive northwest of the country's largest city, Auckland. Most of the Northland region's wineries are situated on the east coast, particularly around the Bay of Islands and the Karikari Pensinula, with another cluster on the west coast near Kaitaia. The region's red wines are mostly produced from Syrah, Pinotage">Pinotage and the Hybrid variety Chambourcin. Chardonnay leads the way for white wine grape varieties; Pinot Gris, Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc are among the other varieties cultivated here.

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The word of the wine: Alcohol

A generic term for the various alcohols produced during fermentation that give the wine body, structure and warmth.

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