Te Mata Estate - Awatea Coleraine 2020 (750ml)

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Producer	Te Mata Estate
Country	New Zealand
Region	Hawke's Bay
Varietal	Cabernet Sauvignon,  Merlot,  Cabernet Franc
Vintage	2020
Sku	38563
Size	750ml

  

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For over 125 years, Te Mata Estate has been crafting world-class wines from its Hawke's Bay vineyards. Located on New Zealand's North Island, Hawke's Bay boasts diverse terrain and a maritime climate, ideal for nurturing exceptional grapes. Te Mata Estate meticulously cultivates its vines across four sub-regions, each contributing unique characteristics to the final wines. This dedication to quality and meticulous viticulture has positioned Te Mata Estate as a leader in New Zealand winemaking.

The Coleraine is a testament to Te Mata Estate's mastery of Bordeaux varietals. This deeply colored wine offers an enticing bouquet of blackberries, blackcurrants, and fresh roses, accented with earthy notes of thyme and cedar. The palate unfolds with a burst of cassis and raspberry, layered with hints of mocha and spice. The wine's impressive structure comes from chiseled tannins, balanced beautifully by the rich, ripe fruit. Hints of mineral tones linger on the finish, making this a truly captivating wine.

We tasted this a couple of years ago. Aromas of ink, tar, blackberries, blueberries and lead pencil follow through to a medium- to full-bodied palate with firm and medium velvety tannins. Solid with great length and beauty. Needs time to soften but a great wine. 

The 2020 Coleraine is seriously structured, dark and spicy, with great concentration and gravitas. The tannins are so integrated and woven that they feel almost imperceptible. This is spicy and resinous and charry, but its fine and graphite and mineral too. Chalky tannins plume through the supple fruit. Very cool. It's exciting, plush, open weave and sensational.

The 2020 Coleraine is a wine that's going to give and give over the long term with its elegant shape and huge substance. Winemaker Phil Brodie explained that this was a year where Merlot acted like Cabernet Sauvignon, offering depth and richness of tannins, and he wasn’t kidding: the power within the wine and the mass of gravelly tannins coat all sides of the palate. There's intense yet slightly sweet black currant and blackberry fruit combined with cocoa and licorice. The lengthy finish is fragrantly spiced with flavors reminiscent of cinnamon, cocoa and black tea. While silken in the mouth, this conveys an overall impression of muscle and depth. Rather closed due to its youth, but it appears more impressive than the 2019 for its structure and smidgen of extra ripeness (14% in 2020 versus 13.5% in 2019). Those who prefer their classical clarets for freshness and line (e.g., 2010 over 2009 Bordeaux) may prefer the 2019 over the 2020, but the class of the 2020 can't be denied.