| Lot | Wine | Region | Qty | Estimate | Current Bid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALA 0009 |
KUMEU RIVER Mate's Vineyard Chardonnay 2024 | Auckland | 1 BOTTLE | AU$130-150 | AUD $ 80 |
Robert Parker Score: (95-97) points
Reviewer: Erin Larkin — June 2025 Week 15 Jun 2025
Drink 2025–2039
The 2024 Maté's Vineyard Chardonnay is mouthfilling and full, easily the biggest and most powerful of the single-vineyard Chardonnays in this 2024 release. "In terms of quality, 2024 is up there with the best of them: 2022, 2020, 2014..." This feels perhaps as statuesque and thrilling as the best of the Maté's so far, with intensity that explodes in every direction on the palate—length and width—with spicy top notes and a thunderous base of yellow fruit. The acidity, as usual, coils and weaves its way across the palate, lacing together the fruit and phenolics with seamless intensity. This is very good.
Wine-Searcher Aggregated Score: 95 points
2024 Kumeu River Mate's Vineyard Chardonnay
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Delivery: $16.50 per dozen, Australia-wide via Australia Post. Estimated delivery 3–14 business days from dispatch.
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