Te Mata Estate Awatea Cabernet Merlot 2021

Te Mata Estate Awatea Cabernet Merlot 2021Te Mata Estate was established in 1896, specialising in high quality wines of classical style. The winery remains family owned, producing internationally recognized wines exclusively from its Hawke's Bay vineyards. Te Mata produce two classic blends of cabernet sauvignon, merlot and cabernet franc; Coleraine which is regarded by many as New Zealand's finest red wine and its younger brother Awatea. "The 2021 Awatea Cabernets Merlot is a thrilling wine

Bellvale wines flavour profiles present the full expression of a vineyard tended the artisan way

Nick Walker and David O'Leary honour this family winemaking tradition by naming the O'Leary Walker Sparkling Pinot Noir Chardonnay the 'Hurtle'

when it will have opened up

Irrigation has also been installed

And so we deal a lot with what you’d call the grey market

"A light straw-yellow colour

"Peter Gago explained that on 20th December

no other vineyards around

In 1960 Tony and Bruno D'Anna purchased their future vineyard in the upper reaches of the Yarra Valley at Hoddles Creek

With a Barossan grape-growing heritage as deep as they come

It's so fresh

"For many years I resisted coming into the family business as I felt I would be piggy-backing on our parent’s success