Te Mata Estate Coleraine Cabernet Merlot 2023 Standard Blend Fruit comes from a seven-hectare

Fruit comes from a seven-hectare plot at 400 to 480 meters in elevation on Sant'Agata marl soils with marine fossils

separately vinified and matured in French oak (35% new) for 18-22 months before blending and bottling

white cherries and spices

A terrific follow up to the inaugural release

Aromas of dark fruits

Te Mata Estate Coleraine Cabernet Merlot 2023 Standard Blend Fruit comes from a seven-hectareThe 2023 Coleraine comprises 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc. This cuve is not made to a recipe, rather as a selection of the best from each vintage. In 2023, due to the weather induced by Cyclone Gabrielle, which landed in early February (the second or third), the strongest performer was the Cabernet Sauvignon due to bunch architecture, small berries, thick skins and, in this case, the low vigor rootstocks and the chicory in