2024 Hunting Hill Chardonnay, Kumeu River BH with spicy plum and blackberry

with spicy plum and blackberry fruit layered with a touch of violet and white pepper on the soft

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2024 Hunting Hill Chardonnay, Kumeu River BH with spicy plum and blackberryMineral Nerve Taut, sculpted and quietly commanding, the 2024 Hunting Hill Chardonnay feels like one of those wines built as much from tension as from fruit. Lemon, lime blossom and ripe stone fruit rise first, followed by a subtle flinty edge, a touch of cream and the faintest whisper of toasted oak. There is concentration here, certainly, but it comes wrapped in precision rather than richness for richness sake. The palate is powerful yet controlled,