2024 Mate's Vineyard Chardonnay, Kumeu River Bestsellers but with enough freshness to

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but would equally benefit from cellaring to allow the wine to show some mature characteristics that come with age

and the bottle needs broad appeal

2024 Mate's Vineyard Chardonnay, Kumeu River Bestsellers but with enough freshness toLayered, statuesque and beautifully self assured, the 2024 Mats Vineyard Chardonnay feels like one of those wines that never needs to raise its voice. The nose is already wonderfully complete, opening with dried apricot, peach and poached pear, then deepening into flint, subtle clove spice and a gentle nutty richness. There is immediate generosity here, but it is the kind that arrives wrapped in precision, not weight. The palate is plush and