Te Mata Estate 'Coleraine' Hawke's Bay Red Blend 2018 GRENACHE BLANC The majority of the vineyards

The majority of the vineyards are over 40 years old

it is powerful and age-worthy with a steely character and a grey-tinted aura to the faded rose-petal robe

from other land bought or exchanged

The reposado is then aged 6-12 in medium charred American white oak and French oak barrels

Te Mata Estate 'Coleraine' Hawke's Bay Red Blend 2018 GRENACHE BLANC The majority of the vineyardsA deep midnight magenta, Coleraine 2018 is symphonic in its harmony and presence. The aromatics are immediately varietal with grace notes of cassis, raspberry leaf, fresh roses, dark chocolate, lifted black cherry, espresso and cedar. The palate deepens the opening theme. Theres tapenade, darkest blackberry and ripe plum while underneath, quietly, a precise, profound tannin structure resonates. Powerful, deep set, graceful and complex, Coleraine 2018