Te Mata, Estate Awatea Hawke's Bay, 2022
Te Mata Estate represents classic New Zealand Bordeaux winemaking, and Awatea, first released in 1982, continues to showcase Hawke's Bay's finest Cabernet/Merlot expression. The 2022 vintage (hand harvested March 20-27) comprises 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot, and 14% Cabernet Franc—a blend that captures the region's best characteristics. Blackberry and bay leaf on the nose give way to ripe red currants, sea spray, roses, chocolate, and black olive. Vanilla, cedar, and faint menthol character layer over a core of perfectly ripe Black Doris plum. Critics have called this "magnificent wine and tremendous value" and praised it for "mouthfilling with deep blackcurrant, plum, spice and herb flavours" in a "savoury, supple style showing excellent vigour and harmony." This is New Zealand Bordeaux at its finest.
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Te Mata Estate represents classic New Zealand Bordeaux winemaking, and Awatea, first released in 1982, continues to showcase Hawke's Bay's finest Cabernet/Merlot expression. The 2022 vintage (hand harvested March 20-27) comprises 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot, and 14% Cabernet Franc—a blend that captures the region's best characteristics. Blackberry and bay leaf on the nose give way to ripe red currants, sea spray, roses, chocolate, and black olive. Vanilla, cedar, and faint menthol character layer over a core of perfectly ripe Black Doris plum. Critics have called this "magnificent wine and tremendous value" and praised it for "mouthfilling with deep blackcurrant, plum, spice and herb flavours" in a "savoury, supple style showing excellent vigour and harmony." This is New Zealand Bordeaux at its finest.
