New Zealand | | 750ml
Te Mata 2022 Coleraine Red Bordeaux Blend, Hawke's Bay
Te Mata 2022 Coleraine Red Bordeaux Blend, Hawke's Bay
$99.99 bottle / $539.94($89.99) six-pack
Te Mata’s Coleraine red is widely considered to be the “First Growth” of the southern hemisphere, if not the new world. Vintage after vintage, this wine is among the greatest Cabernet Sauvignon blends in the world - and it sells for a fraction of the price of its competition. “For classicists, this cuvée remains the closest you'll get to Bordeaux. It is richly aromatic, exuding pure blackcurrant and Cabernet's varietal tobacco and leafy notes, but there's never an overt sweetness, resisting any new world caricature. There's abundant tannin here, providing structure and assuring its longevity, but they're tender in nature, and that's probably a reflection of the team pulling back on their extraction regime since 2020. It's dark; it's intense; it's pure blackcurrant Cabernet; it's blackcurrant leaf, and it has just the right amount of dark chocolate bitterness. The oak is a supporting act that provides cedar and Christmas spices but never gets in the way, even at this early stage. In all, this is surprisingly well-balanced. Drink 2025-2038.” - Vinous
