2022 Te Mata Coleraine Cabernet Merlot

This is one of the most iconic and collectable wines in all of New Zealand.

A blend of Bordeaux varieties from old vines grown in Hawke's Bay, Coleraine represents everything that is elegant and graceful about classically styled Cabernet Sauvignon blends.

With more than 40 excellent vintages under its belt, it's a wine with a tremendous pedigree. A rich history and an unswerving pursuit of world-class quality is the backdrop to this stunning dry red.

Bankable to the nth degree, this truly is remarkable value in the context of the world's great Cabernet blends.

 99 points
"Tremendous persistence and wonderful structure. A great wine, that will richly reward long-term cellaring."
- Huon Hooke (The Real Review)

97+ points
"A ripper. Excellent. Every 1% pays off, and that is the defining difference between a good estate and a great one."
- Erin Larkin (The Wine Advocate)

97 points
"Elegant red that seems to get better every vintage"
- Bob Campbell MW (The Real Review)

96 points
"Excellent, albeit a more Cabernet focussed expression of Coleraine, which marks it out as being different, and on that point such a worthy of addition to the cellar, though of course the wine is outstanding irrespective of that."
- Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

96 points
"Whoa, so fresh, such beautiful perfume... Concentrated but so fresh in the same breath. Tannins all graphite and slate, wonderfully minerally. Beautiful."
- Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

96 points
"A very elegant young Coleraine with lovely aromas of oyster shell, lead pencil, sweet tobacco, black currant and moss."
- James Suckling