Te Mata - Coleraine 2019

Te Mata Estate Coleraine 2019 - One of Te Mata Estates most iconic and collectable wines!

Hot days, a maritime climate and great classic red French grapes all go into one of this country's most collectible, age worthy and respected red wines. Coleraine is the wine and it is the flagship  of Te Mata Estate in Hawke’s Bay as well as being one of New Zealand’s most highly collectible and highly valued red wines.

The 2019 Coleraine is 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc. Change is the only constant in Coleraine, which varies each year in terms of exact percentages of each grape variety used in the wine. It is always a blend of red grapes which traditionally come from Bordeaux in south west France. These varieties also do well in Hawke's Bay hot dry summer climate where balance is provided by the region's cool nights. 

Each individual pick of grapes was destemmed before being given a traditional warm, plunged fermentation followed by extended maceration on skins. The resulting wines were then pressed mostly to new French oak barrels for 16 months of maturation with regular topping and racked. The blend was made in January 2020 and the finished wine was bottled in December 2020. 

This iconic New Zealand red was first made in 1982 as a single vineyard wine and has since forged a reputation for its long term ageability and great quality as a blend from valued vineyards in the hills of Havelock. This area is historically important in the New Zealand wine industry because it is home to some of the country's first grapevines ever planted in 1892.     

Presented wrapped in custom Te Mata branded tissue, laid within our premium black singe bottle gift box.

Purchase a case of 6 x bottles (see image 2) and receive the exclusive wooden Coleraine 1896 case.