Personalised Te Mata Awatea Cabernet Merlot 2021 13.5% 750ml

Personalised Te Mata Awatea Cabernet Merlot 2021 13.5% 750ml

TASTING NOTES
APPEARANCE
Edged with a brilliant crimson, Awatea Cabernets/Merlot ’19 has a rich magenta core.

AROMA
There’s grace notes of cola and cassis, bay leaf, lavender, and tapenade.

PALATE
Ripe acid and long tannins give a layered richness that builds in length and texture.

GRAPES/BLEND
The final blend is 46% cabernet sauvignon, 32% merlot, 22% cabernet franc.

VINIFICATION
The separate parcels of grapes were destemmed before a traditional warm, plunged fermentation and extended maceration on skins. The resulting wines were then run to new and seasoned French oak barrels for 15 months’ ageing. Throughout this time, they were regularly topped and racked. The separate wines were blended in January 2020, then returned to barrel for their second winter. The finished wine was then egg white fined and bottled in November 2020.

DESCRIPTION
COUNTRY: New Zealand
REGION: Hawke's Bay
VARIETY: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc
ALCOHOL VOL.: 13.5
VINTAGE: 2021
CLOSURE: Cork
VOLUME: 750

TE MATA ESTATE
Established in 1896, Te Mata Estate remains family-owned, producing internationally recognized wines exclusively from its Hawke’s Bay vineyards, located on New Zealand’s North Island. Te Mata Estate is home to New Zealand’s oldest vineyards and wine cellars with 125 years of continuous wine production. Today, the Buck family delivers internationally acclaimed estate-grown wines of classical style, which represent the best qualities of their variety, vintage and vineyard including Coleraine, New Zealand’s most famous red