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Te Mata 'Coleraine' Cabernet Merlot
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Coleraine is Te Mata’s flagship wine—a blend led by Cabernet Sauvignon, the ‘King of Grapes’. It has become New Zealand’s most iconic and collectable red, known for its concentration, complexity, and elegance. Named after the Coleraine vineyard, home to John and Wendy Buck and a nod to John’s ancestral roots in Northern Ireland, Coleraine evolved from a single-vineyard wine into a selection of the finest parcels from Te Mata’s oldest vineyards, established in 1892.
This is a masterpiece, much like a great work of art. The bouquet shows cassis, dark plum, bouquet garni, baking spice, rich floral, and cedar characters. It’s concentrated with exceptional depth and mouth-coating texture, wonderfully framed by finely polished tannins. It’s perfectly proportioned and gracefully powerful, combining scintillating fruit purity with seductive complexity. The wine flows seamlessly to a persistent, structured finish. 100 Points - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
"Deep and bright, bold purple-red colour; fabulous cranberry, violet and cassis aromas, the fruit bursting from the glass. The same flavours saturate the palate which is beautifuly balanced by abundant fine-grained tannins that run the full length of the palate and provide a very long lasting and resonant farewell. Oak is so well handled as to be only just perceptible, adding to the cedary touches. An utterly delicious cabernet blend and a top vintage of this wine." 98 Points - Huon Hooke, The Real Review
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