Te Mata Estate
Hawkes Bay Cabernet Merlot
Hawkes Bay, North Island, New Zealand
Much better take on the right bank style but 32% Cabernet Sauvignon and 16% Cabernet Franc ( the rest Merlot) black olives currant black fruit good acidity nice 13.5 abv nice oak background
Much better take on the right bank style but 32% Cabernet Sauvignon and 16% Cabernet Franc ( the rest Merlot) black olives currant black fruit good acidity nice 13.5 abv nice oak background
Feb 21st, 2018
The yield of fruit per acre is only 1.5 tons. Ridiculously, low considering that most growers are above 3 tons an acre in many regions of the world. 50% of this is done in stainless and the other 50% in used oak. On the nose, lemon, lime, herbaceous notes and yellow florals. The body is crazy lean, soft & delicate. White peach, mint, lemon, lime, cream, yellow florals, a life of soft spice on the long finish. Impressive and different from most new world Chardonnay's. Also, this producer does acidity perfectly.
The yield of fruit per acre is only 1.5 tons. Ridiculously, low considering that most growers are above 3 tons an acre in many regions of the world. 50% of this is done in stainless and the other 50% in used oak. On the nose, lemon, lime, herbaceous notes and yellow florals. The body is crazy lean, soft & delicate. White peach, mint, lemon, lime, cream, yellow florals, a life of soft spice on the long finish. Impressive and different from most new world Chardonnay's. Also, this producer does acidity perfectly.
Apr 22nd, 2017
