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Te Mata Awatea Hawke's Bay Cabernets/Merlot 2022
Red Wine from New Zealand - Hawkes Bay
A blend of cabernets sauvignon and franc with merlot, and often affectionately referred to as 'Baby Coleraine', Awatea is a delicious entry into the top-level cabernet-merlot blends of this iconic estate. Despite the slightly more approachable and softer style than its bigger brother, meaning that less cellaring is required, this is a deceptively serious wine and perhaps closer in style to Coleraine in the 2022 vintage than usual. Sour raspberry, cracked black pepper and cassis on the nose lead to a full and structured palate. Still requiring a few years in bottle to show its best, this promises to be an incredibly smart answer to Bordeaux wines three times its price. Drink from 2026 to 2033. 13.5%
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Code: NZ14911
Wine characteristics
- Red Wine
- Full-bodied
- Cabernet Merlot
- Now to 2033
- 13.5% Alcohol
- bouquet/flavour marked by oak
- Cork, diam
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Te Mata Estate Winery
New Zealand’s historic Te Mata Estate is located in the Hawke’s Bay region. Vines were first planted in 1892, Its renaissance began in 1978 when it was taken over by current owner John Buck. Under Buck’s direction, Te Mata quickly earned a reputation for producing some of the country’s best red and white wines, made from Bordeaux varieties and chardonnay. More recent plantings of gamay and viognier have also proved successful in the favourable Hawke’s Bay climate, where they ripen beautifully.
The estate flagship wine is Te Mata Coleraine, in honour of the home of John Buck’s late grandfather in Northern Ireland. The first Coleraine was made in 1982 and created an instant sensation within New Zealand for unsurpassed quality. Originally a single vineyard wine, it is now a blend of the finest cabernet sauvignon, merlot and cabernet franc from 30 different plots within the Te Mata Estate. It has enough potential to develop in bottle for 15-20 years. Other notable labels are Awatea Cabernet-Merlot, Bullnose Syrah, Elston Chardonnay and Cape Crest Sauvignon Blanc. The winemaker since 1994 has been Peter Cowley.