Te Mata Coleraine 'Premium Red Blend' 2022 750ml

A regal brilliant magenta hue, with blackcurrant and brooding complexity on an immensely concentrated palate. Raspberry, white flowers, soy, and espresso, arise on driftwood smoke, creating a fresh, elevated, coastal sensation, in an intense, tannin-rich, sculptured wine that’s captivating and irresistibly endless. This is Coleraine essence – a majestic statement of a place, a time, and a lineage.

In the realm of Te Mata, Coleraine is the crowning jewel – a cabernet sauvignon that embodies the essence of the variety’s title: The King of Grapes.

Each parcel of grapes was destemmed before a traditional warm-plunged fermentation and extended maceration on skins. The resulting wines were then run to predominately new French oak barrels for 17 months’ maturation. Throughout this time, they were regularly topped and racked. The assemblage was made in October 2022 and the finished wine was bottled in December 2023. The final blend is 80% cabernet sauvignon, 15% merlot and 5% cabernet franc.

• Coleraine is closed with a Diam cork, allowing continued evolution in bottle for 15+ years from harvest.
• Coleraine ’22 was hand harvested from Te Mata Estate’s Hawke’s Bay vineyards.
• 98 Points "It is magnificent. I love this wine." - Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate
  95+ Points "I’m spending a lot of time thinking about this wine... and the upshot is, ‘up’." - Gary Walsh, The Wine Front

Coleraine derives its name from the Coleraine vineyard, home of John and Wendy Buck of Te Mata Estate. John’s late grandfather was born in Coleraine in Northern Ireland and the name has been maintained through the family home to the wine. Originally a single vineyard wine, from 1989 Coleraine has been an assemblage of the finest wines produced from distinct plots within Te Mata Estate’s oldest vineyards on the Havelock Hills.