Te Mata Hawke's Bay Merlot-Cabernet

Te Mata

Merlot - Cabernets 2016
Hawke's Bay

Nouvelle-Zélande - Hawke's Bay

The estate is New Zealand's oldest winery, with the first vines planted in 1892.
In 1976 it was bought by John Buck, one of the most charismatic figures in the New Zealand wine industry, who set up a 20-year development programme. The vines were replanted and the current production is 25,000 cases. Today, the estate is entirely self-sufficient and no longer buys any grapes from the wine trade.
The winemaking has been under the control of Peter Cowley since 1984 and the estate has had the services of a viticultural specialist since 1994.

                                     

Grape varieties:

52% Merlot, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot.
This blend is aged for 12 months in French oak barrels.

Tasting notes:

An intense ruby colour. On the nose, a beautiful aromatic complexity with aromas of red fruits, black fruits, chocolate and dried herbs. On the palate, good substance and nice fruitiness. It is an intense, elegant red wine, full of charm.

Wine style :

Fruity and elegant red wine.

Food and wine pairing:

Roasted mallard, blood orange-ginger gastrique, pea purée with mint. Veal chop cooked in hay, Brussels sprouts cassolette with smoked bacon.

Ageing potential in your cellar:

6 years

 Analysis :

75 cl - 13,5 % volume

Contains sulphites

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