Delamotte's 2018 Blanc de Blancs is only the fourth edition since 2008
Juicy up front and through the long finish
blueberry and spicecake flavors are braced by an undercurrent of smoky minerality
and it promises to unfurl over a long life
Like the poise and tension to this with sliced cooked apples
Te Mata Estate Awatea Cabernet Merlot 2023 Blanc de Blancs Delamotte's 2018 Blanc de BlancsThe 2023 Awatea Cabernets Merlot comprises 52% Merlot, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc. Aromatically, this wine is thrilling: dusty cassis, bramble, raspberry pip, blood iodine, sweet tobacco, raw cocoa, violet perfume, tarragon and fennel and a hint of hazelnut nutmeg. In the mouth, the wine is savory, structural, spicy and chewy, with a ductile splay of tannin that moves across the palate and through the finish. The palate speaks of