Auckland
At the head of North Island, the Auckland region brims with a disproportionate amount of wineries (17 percent of New Zealand’s total), even though it is planted with just two percent of the country's vines. The fairly humid, near-tropical climate and fertile soils makes fine wine little more than a pipe dream – the notable exception being Kumeu River Wines, source of the country's finest Chardonnays.
Item
Case format
Availability
Price per case
BBX marketplace
BBX
12 x 75cl bottles
BBX
1 case
£330.00
BBX marketplace
BBX
12 x 75cl bottles
BBX
1 case
£360.00
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2016 Kumeu River, Coddington Chardonnay, Kumeu, New Zealand
White
2016
Drink, youthful
Full Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol
Wine Advocate91+/100
BBX marketplace
BBX
12 x 75cl bottles
BBX
1 case
£430.00
2015 Kumeu River, Coddington Chardonnay, Kumeu, New Zealand
White
2015
Drink, at peak
Full Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
Wine Advocate92/100
BBX marketplace
BBX
12 x 75cl bottles
BBX
4 cases
£300.00
2015 Kumeu River, Estate Chardonnay, Kumeu, New Zealand
White
2015
Drink, at peak
Medium Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol
BBX marketplace
BBX
12 x 75cl bottles
BBX
1 case
£595.00
2014 Kumeu River, Hunting Hill Chardonnay, Kumeu, New Zealand
White
2014
Drink, at peak
Full Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol
BBX marketplace
BBX
12 x 75cl bottles
BBX
1 case
£528.00
2018 Kumeu River, Rays Road Chardonnay, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
White
2018
Drink, youthful
Full Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
BBX marketplace
BBX
6 x 75cl bottles
BBX
2 cases
£420.00
2018 Kumeu River, Maté's Vineyard Chardonnay, Kumeu, New Zealand
White
2018
Drink, youthful
Full Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
BBX marketplace
BBX
6 x 75cl bottles
BBX
1 case
£160.00
BBX marketplace
BBX
6 x 75cl bottles
BBX
1 case
£230.00
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2018 Kumeu River, Coddington Chardonnay, Kumeu, New Zealand
White
2018
Drink, youthful
Full Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
Wine Advocate94/100
BBX marketplace
BBX
12 x 75cl bottles
BBX
1 case
£500.00
New To BBX
New To BBX
2016 Kumeu River, Maté's Vineyard Chardonnay, Kumeu, New Zealand
White
2016
Drink, youthful
Full Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
Wine Advocate93/100
BBX marketplace
BBX
6 x 75cl bottles
BBX
1 case
£210.00
New To BBX
New To BBX
2017 Kumeu River, Coddington Chardonnay, Kumeu, New Zealand
White
2017
Drink, youthful
Full Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
BBX marketplace
BBX
12 x 75cl bottles
BBX
2 cases
£400.00
New To BBX
New To BBX
2019 Kumeu River, Hunting Hill Pinot Noir, Auckland, New Zealand
Red
2019
Drink, youthful
Full Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol
BBX marketplace
BBX
12 x 75cl bottles
BBX
1 case
£250.00
New To BBX
New To BBX
2019 Kumeu River, Rays Road Chardonnay, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
White
2019
Drink, youthful
Full Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
Jancis Robinson MW16/20
BBX marketplace
BBX
12 x 75cl bottles
BBX
1 case
£350.00
BBX marketplace
BBX
12 x 75cl bottles
BBX
1 case
£450.00
2019 Kumeu River, Rays Road Pinot Noir, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Red
2019
Lay down
Full Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
BBX marketplace
BBX
3 x 150cl magnums
BBX
1 case
£275.00
New To BBX
New To BBX
2019 Kumeu River, Coddington Chardonnay, Kumeu, New Zealand
White
2019
Drink, youthful
Full Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol
Jancis Robinson MW16.5+./20
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BBX marketplace
BBX
12 x 75cl bottles
BBX
1 case
£245.00
BBX marketplace
BBX
12 x 75cl bottles
BBX
1 case
£273.00
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2019 Kumeu River, Estate Chardonnay, Kumeu, New Zealand
White
2019
Drink, at peak
Medium Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol
BBX marketplace
BBX
3 x 150cl magnums
BBX
1 case
£800.00
New To BBX
New To BBX
2019 Kumeu River, Maté's Vineyard Chardonnay, Kumeu, New Zealand
White
2019
Drink, youthful
Full Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol
BBX marketplace
BBX
6 x 75cl bottles
BBX
1 case
£220.00
New To BBX
New To BBX
2018 Kumeu River, Hunting Hill Chardonnay, Kumeu, New Zealand
White
2018
Lay down
Full Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
BBX marketplace
BBX
6 x 75cl bottles
BBX
1 case
£360.00
BBX marketplace
BBX
6 x 75cl bottles
BBX
1 case
£450.00
New To BBX
New To BBX
2021 Kumeu River, Maté's Vineyard Chardonnay, Kumeu, New Zealand
White
2021
Lay down
Full Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
The Real Review92/100
BBX marketplace
BBX
6 x 75cl bottles
BBX
1 case
£110.00
New To BBX
New To BBX
BBX marketplace
BBX
6 x 75cl bottles
BBX
1 case
£168.00
2021 Kumeu River, Estate Chardonnay, Kumeu, New Zealand
White
2021
Drink, youthful
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
BBX marketplace
BBX
12 x 75cl bottles
BBX
1 case
£225.00
BBX marketplace
BBX
12 x 75cl bottles
BBX
2 cases
£450.00
2020 Kumeu River, Estate Chardonnay, Kumeu, New Zealand
White
2020
Drink, at peak
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
BBX marketplace
BBX
12 x 75cl bottles
BBX
1 case
£320.00
BBX marketplace
BBX
12 x 75cl bottles
BBX
1 case
£325.00
2020 Kumeu River, Rays Road Chardonnay, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
White
2020
Lay down
Full Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous95/100
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BBX marketplace
BBX
6 x 75cl bottles
BBX
2 cases
£230.00
BBX marketplace
BBX
3 x 150cl magnums
BBX
1 case
£550.00
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2020 Kumeu River, Hunting Hill Chardonnay, Kumeu, New Zealand
White
2020
Lay down
Full Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol
BBX marketplace
BBX
6 x 75cl bottles
BBX
1 case
£350.00
New To BBX
New To BBX
2020 Kumeu River, Maté's Vineyard Chardonnay, Kumeu, New Zealand
White
2020
Drink, youthful
Full Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
BBX marketplace
BBX
3 x 150cl magnums
BBX
1 case
£180.00
BBX marketplace
BBX
3 x 150cl magnums
BBX
1 case
£250.00
New To BBX
New To BBX
2020 Kumeu River, Coddington Chardonnay, Kumeu, New Zealand
White
2020
Drink, youthful
Full Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
BBX marketplace
BBX
6 x 75cl bottles
BBX
1 case
£280.00
2019 Kumeu River, Hunting Hill Chardonnay, Kumeu, New Zealand
White
2019
Lay down
Full Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol
Jancis Robinson MW16.5/20
BBX marketplace
BBX
6 x 75cl bottles
BBX
2 cases
£110.00
New To BBX
New To BBX
2021 Kumeu River, Rays Road Chardonnay, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
White
2021
Drink, youthful
Full Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
BBX marketplace
BBX
6 x 75cl bottles
BBX
1 case
£450.00
New To BBX
New To BBX
2021 Kumeu River, Hunting Hill Chardonnay, Kumeu, New Zealand
White
2021
Lay down
Full Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol