Winery notes (NV)
"The Kumeu River Kumeu Crémant is a delicious dry sparkling that has impressed all that have tasted the wine. As the saying goes, there should always be a bottle of bubbles in the fridge for a special occasion …sometimes that special occasion is that you have a bottle of bubbles in the fridge!"
90/100 Erin Larkin, RobertParker.com, March 2025 (NV)
"The NV Kumeu Cremant was bottled in August 2020 and disgorged in October 2023 with five grams of residual per liter. The nose leads with toasty brioche and warm baking spices, with layers of yuzus and lemon. In the mouth, the wine is supple and full-flavoured, with richness and density for days. There's a lot to like about this powerful, plush wine. It's seriously vinous in its style."
92/100 Emma Jenkins, Decanter, July 2023 (NV)
"Readers will likely be familiar with Kumeu River’s stable of exemplary Chardonnays but possibly less so the three smart Crémants: a NV, Rosé and Blanc de Blancs. The NV shows apple skin, light creamy notes and a faint hint of smokiness, the autolysis is fairly muted but there is plenty of weight and warmth to the wine, with a fuller body and quite pithy texture. A rich, vinous style that is well-suited to food."