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Lauded as New Zealand's Sassicaia by James Suckling and named the Kiwi Grange equivalent by Huon Hooke, Vinous' Rebecca Gibb MW is the latest critic who put Coleraine in the highest regard - "New Zealand's closest thing to a Bordeaux classed growth". Suffice to say, Te Mata Coleraine is THE Bordeaux blend to look out for in New Zealand.
Coleraine is a classic Bordeaux of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc. It is an assemblage of the finest wines produced from distinct plots within Te Mata Estate's oldest vineyards on the Havelock Hills. They are vinified and matured separately in oak barrel before the final blending.
The 2020 vintage has certainly reached another zenith for Te Mata Coleraine. The driest growing season on record has resulted in a wine of exceptional purity, intensity, depth and balance, certainly Coleraine’s best-ever vintage. Scoring a perfect 100 points from Sam Kim (Wine Orbit), 98 points from Bob Campbell (The Real Review) and 97 points courtesy of Rebecca Gibb (Vinous), this is another fantastic effort from Te Mata Estate.
This is solidly built yet fine and flawless with cassis, scented floral, olive, cake spice and stylish oak aromas on the nose. The powerfully concentrated palate offers dazzling clarity of fruit purity as well as astonishing complexity, brilliantly structured by perfectly pitched chalky tannins. Beautifully layered with formidable depth and seductive texture, making this rendition of Coleraine undeniably spellbinding.
Drinking Window: 2030 - 2050
Reviewer Name: Sam Kim
Review Date: 1st February 2022
A blend of cabernet sauvignon 57% , merlot 36% and cabernet franc 7% . A deeply-tinted, almost inky wine with layers of sumptuous fruit and savoury characters, including cassis, red rose, dark chocolate, hedgerow, anise and nutty oak. A generously proportioned, youthful red that is already surprisingly accessible but promises to age gracefully.
Drinking Window: 2022 - 2046
Reviewer Name: Bob Campbell
Review Date: 26th January 2022
The 2020 Coleraine is a wine that's going to give and give over the long term with its elegant shape and huge substance. Winemaker Phil Brodie explained that this was a year where Merlot acted like Cabernet Sauvignon, offering depth and richness of tannins, and he wasn’t kidding: the power within the wine and the mass of gravelly tannins coat all sides of the palate. There's intense yet slightly sweet black currant and blackberry fruit combined with cocoa and licorice. The lengthy finish is fragrantly spiced with flavors reminiscent of cinnamon, cocoa and black tea. While silken in the mouth, this conveys an overall impression of muscle and depth. Rather closed due to its youth, but it appears more impressive than the 2019 for its structure and smidgen of extra ripeness (14% in 2020 versus 13.5% in 2019). Those who prefer their classical clarets for freshness and line (e.g., 2010 over 2009 Bordeaux) may prefer the 2019 over the 2020, but the class of the 2020 can't be denied.
Drinking Window: 2025 - 2040
Reviewer Name: Rebecca Gibb
Review Date: 1st April 2022
