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Te Mata Estate Awatea 2023
$44.99
Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
96/100 | Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate - "It is a magnificent wine and tremendous value."
FIVE STARS 95/100 | Sam Kim, Wine Orbit - "Wonderfully composed and expressed, harmonious and expressive."
94/100 | Gary Walsh, The Wine Front - "It has perfume and presence - lovely wine to drink."
Te Mata Estate have once again captured the imagination of the world’s wine press with their important collection of showcase wines. Awatea continues to represent the best of the classic Hawke's Bay cabernet/merlot blends with its floral aromas and intense blackberry, currant and dark plum flavours that lead to a rich, supple palate with a sustained finish. Please read the reviews below for more information on these storied releases.
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Tasting Notes
A blend of 52% merlot, 33% cabernet sauvignon and 15% cabernet franc.
The winery writes "With a gleaming crimson core and ruby rim, Awatea '23 is enticingly perfumed with blackberry, bay, violets and vanilla. The satisfying palate is detailed, poised and texturally rewarding, interplaying plum, black olive and sandalwood notes with salinity, refreshing acidity and bright tannin length. It has a captivating elegance that is classically Te Mata."
Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate writes "The wine is thrilling: dusty cassis, bramble, raspberry pip, iodine, sweet tobacco, raw cocoa, violet perfume, tarragon and fennel and a hint of hazelnut/nutmeg. This will evolve beautifully in the bottle. I love it. It is a magnificent wine and tremendous value." 96pts.
Sam Kim, Wine Orbit writes "Wonderfully composed and expressed. Harmonious and expressive. A magnificent Bordeaux style red that's beautifully crafted and splendidly structured, making it hugely appealing." 95pts.
Gary Walsh, The Wine Front writes "Plum, raspberry, boysenberry, nutty and pencilly, with some floral notes, aniseed and spice, tobacco, a bit of grainy chew to the tannin, the line of acidity is so lovely and crisp, offering a distinct mineral character. Length is excellent. It has perfume and presence - lovely wine to drink." 94pts.
Food Pairing
Beef
Steak
| Stock Level: | High |
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| Vintage: | 20223 |
| Volume: | 750ML |
| Alcohol: | 13.5% |
| Seal Type: | Cork |
