Blackcurrant
Stone fruit
Dark chocolate

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Te Mata Est Merlot Cab

Name: Te Mata Est Merlot Cab 750ml
SKU: 103198
Price: 24.99 NZD
Availability: InStock

Wine · New Zealand · 750ml · 13%

$24.99each

What it tastes like

A traditional blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc with ripe blackcurrant, plum and chocolate flavours and a supple, sustained palate.

Blackcurrant
Stone fruit
Dark chocolate

Additional information

Wine
Style: New Zealand
Origin: 750ml
Size: 13% ABV
Alcohol: 0.8 per bottle
Standard drinks

The story of Te Mata Est Merlot Cab

Te Mata Estate Vineyards Cabernet Merlot is a Hawke's Bay red blended from Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, grown on Te Mata's own vineyards in Hawke's Bay. It belongs to the Estate Vineyards collection of six varietal wines that the winery launched in 2012.

Bernard Chambers planted the first Te Mata vines on the north-facing hills above the family homestead in 1892, and the winery dates its beginnings to 1896. The estate is family owned, in the hands of the Buck and Morris families since 1974, and the wines are still made in the original winery buildings.

Every step happens in house, from pruning to blending across the estate's sub-regions to bottling. That shows in a soft, supple red with ripe blackcurrant and plum, cocoa and a bay leaf note, fine tannins and gentle oak.

It is a natural partner for roast lamb with rosemary, slow-cooked beef or a wedge of aged cheddar.