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Cabernet Merlot Coleraine, Te Mata Estate 2014

RegionNew Zealand
Subregion New Zealand > Hawkes Bay
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyCabernet Sauvignon/Merlot

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Tasting Notes

The 2014 Coleraine Cabernet / Merlot was a finished blend, just needing to be fined and bottled in January 2016. Deep garnet-purple, it has a forward nose of pronounced cassis, black pepper, earth, violets, pencil lead and bay leaves plus a waft of cedar. Very elegant, medium-bodied, well-structured and fine, it lacks the lovely freshness of the 2013 but offers plenty of expression at this early stage.

92/93
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate (222), November 2015

There's an element of expertise to this wine in the form of slick new-French-oak polish and handy freshness. Distinctive leafy aromas abound, as do gravely nuances and tinges of violets, blueberries, blue cherries and cassis. A class act. The palate has layers of fine, dense and ripe tannins saturated in dark-cherry, cassis and blueberry flavors. The acidity is pitch-perfect, too. This is a stylish modern cabernet that could compete with the best from any continent. Best from 2020-2030+.

96
Nick Stock, JamesSuckling.com, December 2016
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