Coleraine 2018, Te Mata Estate, Hawkes Bay

Violets, Rosés, lavender and pure cassis on the nose, flowing into a seriously complex palate of blackcurrant, fragrant wild strawberry and black cherry fruit, integrated with sweet cedar, and fine, supple French oak. Concentrated, poised and finishes long.

Te Mata Estate was established in 1896 and remains family-owned, creating small batches of internationally recognised wines from their Hawkes Bay vineyards and in New Zealand’s oldest wine cellar.

Grapes for the 2017 Coleraine were sourced from separate plots within Te Mata’s own Hawke’s Bay estate vineyards, and the wine was aged in predominantly new French oak barrels for 17 months to gain complexity and texture.