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Te Mata Coleraine Cabernet Merlot 2023 1.5L Wooden Boxed
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Te Mata Coleraine Cabernet Merlot 2023 1.5L Wooden Boxed

Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
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About this Wine

 
country New Zealand
region Hawkes Bay
variety Cabernet & Cabernet Blends
Style Red (Full Bodied)
vintage 2023
closure Cork
Alcohol vol. 13.5
volume 1,500
Brands Te Mata Estate
 

Tasting Notes

Appearance

A regal, brilliant magenta hue.

Palate

Raspberry, white flowers, soy, and espresso, arise on driftwood smoke, creating a fresh, elevated, coastal sensation, in an intense, tannin-rich, sculptured wine that’s captivating and irresistibly endless. This is Coleraine essence – a majestic statement of a place, a time, and a lineage.

Vinification

Each parcel of grapes was destemmed before a traditional warm-plunged fermentation and extended maceration on skins. The resulting wines were then run to predominately new French oak barrels for 17 months’ maturation. Throughout this time, they were regularly topped and racked. The assemblage was made in October 2023 and the finished wine was bottled in December 2024.

Region Notes

Coleraine derives its name from the Coleraine vineyard, home of John and Wendy Buck of Te Mata Estate. John’s late grandfather was born in Coleraine in Northern Ireland and the name has been maintained through the family home to the wine. A single vineyard wine until 1989, Coleraine is an assemblage of the finest wines produced from distinct plots within Te Mata Estate’s oldest vineyards first planted in 1892.
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Reviews

  • Erin Larkin
    1

    This cuvée is a selection of the best from each vintage. In 2023, the strongest performer was the Cabernet Sauvignon. The elevation in all aspects of this wine from the already tremendously impressive awatea is significant. With raspberry, iodine, crushed shells, nori, pressed flowers, new lead pencil, tobacco, bramble and cassis, it is magnificent. Points: 98/100

    Robert Parker Wine Advocate ∙ 25th Jan 2025

  • Gary Walsh
    1

    I have tasted every vintage of Coleraine ever made. This wine puts me in mind of the 2021. Blackcurrant, essence of cabernet thing here, dried herbs (thyme) and nori, tobacco, pencil, liquorice/aniseed…with a very long finish. Wonderful perfume. I'm spending a lot of time thinking about this wine, about where it will go, and where it sits in the pantheon of Te Mata Coleraine, and the upshot is, 'up.' 95+ Points: 95/100

    The Wine Front ∙ 2nd Dec 2024

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