Description
"This wine is produced from a vineyard previously owned by Tim and Angela Coddington whose grapes have contributed to the blend of Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay since 1998. It is a vineyard that produces very rich and unctuous Chardonnay that they have long believed could make an excellent single vineyard wine. In 2006 we decided to give Coddington single vineyard status to reflect this vineyard’s unique character. Even though 2023 was a lighter vintage the Coddington still shows the distinctive peach & nectarine richness expected from this site. The use of oak was very careful with no new barrels but a higher proportion of 1 & 2 year old barrels that give a lovely balance with the more moderate alcohol this year of 12.6%. The easiest of the single vineyard to taste when young but will definitely benefit from bottle age of 4-6 years." - Winemaker Notes
"The complexity and flintiness are so enticing, with sliced apples, lemons, minerals and gunpowder. Full-bodied, dense and intense, with subtle brioche, cooked lemon and apple notes. Racy and steely but with richness underneath. Some lemongrass. So complex." - 95 Points, JamesSuckling.com
"Quite a tangy number, with green apple, lemon/lime, fennel, a slight smoked almond thing, and some pastry dough. It jumps around a bit, has some flecks of green though it, quite some lemony bite, lots of flinty texture, though it feels maybe a little sharp and rolled up on the finish. It’s a good wine, though kind of edgy as at now, with lemon zest to close. I reckon it will soften and improve with a few more years; it certainly has the acid line to underwrite that. And in that respect, there’s maybe something of a young Hunter Semillon character about it, which leads me to this conclusion. It could well be a bit of a dark horse." - 92+ Points, Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
