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Kumeu River

Kumeu River is one of New Zealand’s benchmark Chardonnay producers, a family estate just outside Auckland whose wines have earned a reputation for marrying Burgundian finesse with a distinctly New World clarity and energy. The Estate Chardonnay, drawn from six vineyard sites, is the bottle that first built the winery’s name, while the single-vineyard wines, Maté’s Vineyard, Hunting Hill and Coddington, each show a different side of the estate’s voice, from breadth and power to mineral tension and sculpted precision. Across the range, the signature is consistency rather than excess: hand-harvested fruit, indigenous yeast fermentation, careful barrel ageing, and a style that prizes texture, freshness and length over overt oak or showiness.

What makes Kumeu River so compelling is that these are Chardonnays with real personality and a strong sense of place. The family’s top sites sit on clay-rich soils around Kumeu, and the wines have become known for their ability to combine ripe stone fruit and subtle creaminess with flinty detail, bright acidity and remarkable poise. That balance has helped cement the estate’s global standing, with merchants and critics alike regularly placing the wines among the finest Chardonnays in the southern hemisphere. For those who love Chardonnay in all its shades, Kumeu River offers something rare: a collection where every bottle feels polished, distinctive and deeply worth your attention.

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2024 Village Chardonnay, Kumeu River Wine Republic
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2025 Village Chardonnay, Kumeu River

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The Everyday Benchmark Bright, expressive and effortlessly inviting, Kumeu River’s Village Chardonnay brings a touch of fine-wine refinement to eve...

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2025 Maté’s Chardonnay, Kumeu River

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The Family Heirloom Powerful, layered and beautifully measured, Maté’s Vineyard Chardonnay brings a sense of occasion from the first glass. Ripe pe...

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2025 Coddington Chardonnay, Kumeu River

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The Golden Orchard Generous, fragrant and quietly luxurious, Coddington brings a seductive orchard-fruit richness to Kumeu River’s finely balanced ...

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2025 Hunting Hill Chardonnay, Kumeu River

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Blossom & Flint Intensely fragrant and beautifully composed, Hunting Hill brings together the richness of a generous vintage and the piercing c...

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2025 Rays Road Chardonnay, Kumeu River

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Limestone & Light Flinty, fragrant and beautifully focused, Rays Road has the citrus clarity and saline poise that will appeal to lovers of fin...

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2025 Estate Chardonnay, Kumeu River *Magnum*

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Auckland’s Golden Thread Generous yet beautifully precise, Kumeu River’s 2025 Estate Chardonnay brings together ripe orchard fruit, savoury complex...

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2025 Estate Chardonnay, Kumeu River

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Auckland’s Golden Thread Generous yet beautifully precise, Kumeu River’s 2025 Estate Chardonnay brings together ripe orchard fruit, savoury complex...

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2025 Estate Pinot Gris, Kumeu River

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Ripe white peach, apricot and juicy pear unfold into honeysuckle, yellow flowers and a subtle thread of ginger and honey. This is an expressive, be...

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2024 Coddington Chardonnay, Kumeu River Wine Republic
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2024 Coddington Chardonnay, Kumeu River

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Golden Hush Rich, plush and beautifully composed, the 2024 Coddington Chardonnay is the most openly generous of Kumeu River’s single-vineyard wines...

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2024 Hunting Hill Chardonnay, Kumeu River Wine Republic
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2024 Hunting Hill Chardonnay, Kumeu River

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Mineral Nerve Taut, sculpted and quietly commanding, the 2024 Hunting Hill Chardonnay feels like one of those wines built as much from tension as f...

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2024 Mate's Vineyard Chardonnay, Kumeu River Wine Republic
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2024 Mate's Vineyard Chardonnay, Kumeu River

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Layered, statuesque and beautifully self-assured, the 2024 Maté’s Vineyard Chardonnay feels like one of those wines that never needs to raise its v...

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2023 Mate's Vineyard Chardonnay, Kumeu River Wine Republic
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2023 Mate's Vineyard Chardonnay, Kumeu River

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The Quiet Grandeur Composed, deeply textured and beautifully restrained, Maté’s Vineyard reveals the quieter side of one of New Zealand’s great Cha...

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2024 Village Chardonnay, Kumeu River Wine Republic
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2024 Village Chardonnay, Kumeu River

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The 2024 Village Chardonnay captures the hallmark precision and vibrancy of Kumeu River, crafted from fruit sourced primarily from the limestone-ri...

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2023 Rays Road Chardonnay, Kumeu River Wine Republic
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2023 Rays Road Chardonnay, Kumeu River

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The 2023 Rays Road Chardonnay represents a new benchmark for this distinctive limestone hillside vineyard in Hawke’s Bay. Hand-harvested and whole-...

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2020 Rays Road Pinot Noir, Kumeu River Wine Republic
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2020 Rays Road Pinot Noir, Kumeu River

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Crafted from the finest section of Kumeu River’s limestone-rich Rays Road vineyard, the 2020 Pinot Noir showcases the exceptional character and ele...

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2021 Hunting Hill Pinot Noir, Kumeu River Wine Republic
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2021 Hunting Hill Pinot Noir, Kumeu River

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The 2021 Hunting Hill Pinot Noir marks the continued evolution of Kumeu River’s pursuit of exceptional red wines. Established in 1994, the Pinot No...

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2022 Village Pinot Noir, Kumeu River Wine Republic
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2022 Village Pinot Noir, Kumeu River

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The 2022 Village Pinot Noir is a beautifully expressive wine showcasing the synergy between Kumeu River’s limestone-rich Rays Road vineyard in Hawk...

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2023 Village Pinot Gris, Kumeu River Wine Republic
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2024 Village Pinot Gris, Kumeu River

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Orchard Light White peach, ripe pear and apricot rise from the glass, joined by orange blossom and a delicate suggestion of honey. Floral and expre...

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Cremant, Kumeu River Wine Republic
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Cremant, Kumeu River

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Crafted with the same dedication to excellence that defines Kumeu River’s still wines, this Crémant represents the winery’s long-held ambition to p...

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