TE MATA COLERAINE 2024

The 40th release of NZ’s finest and most collectable Bordeaux style red, Te Mata Coleraine, is now available. Make no mistake about it – 2024 will go down as one of the great Coleraine releases!

100/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
"This is a masterpiece, much like a great work of art."
98/100 Huon Hooke, The Real Review
"An utterly delicious cabernet blend and a top vintage of this wine."
98/100 James Suckling
"Superlative balance… So caressing and polished. Bright and vivid at the end."
97+/100 Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
"An exceptional wine. It will keep, probably, for as long as you want to keep it, if you can keep your hands off it, that is."

With an illustrious back catalogue of remarkable vintages, Te Mata Coleraine holds a lineage unrivalled in the New Zealand wine landscape. Collected, cellared and revered, it has long set the benchmark for fine wine in this country.

Now comes the magnificent 2024 vintage, a release truly for the ages and absolutely not to be missed.

This is a serious contender for one of the greatest wines ever produced on these shores. The 2024 is the result of decades of expertise, meticulous craftsmanship and near perfect vintage conditions from start to finish. The outcome is a wine of extraordinary poise and precision, with a finish that lingers beautifully long after the last sip.

There is a quiet assurance about this Coleraine. It has done all the hard work in the vineyard and winery and stands perfectly composed for its moment, whether that moment is now or in 20 plus years’ time. Whenever you choose to open it, an unforgettable experience awaits.

The team at Te Mata have once again delivered a world class wine of depth, structure and longevity.

Winery notes (2024 Vintage)
"A deep, brilliant crimson with a vibrant purple core, Coleraine ’24 opens with an alluring bouquet of fresh roses, cassis, dark cherries and blackberries. Layers of dark chocolate, nori, black olive and subtle cedar add complexity, while lifted florals and a savoury coastal nuance enhance its depth, precision and beauty.

On the palate, a concentrated wave of red and dark fruit flows over velvety, cocoa powder textures, as expansive, silky tannins weave seamlessly through the wine. This enormity of scale is highlighted by a fine, focused acid line that drives through to a finish of exceptional length. With immense power held in delicate restraint, Coleraine ’24 is destined to unfurl over decades."

5 Stars & 100/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, February 2026 (2024 Vintage)
"This is a masterpiece, much like a great work of art. The bouquet shows cassis, dark plum, bouquet garni, baking spice, rich floral, and cedar characters. It’s concentrated with exceptional depth and mouthcoating texture, wonderfully framed by finely polished tannins. It’s perfectly proportioned and gracefully powerful, combining scintillating fruit purity with seductive complexity. The wine flows seamlessly to a persistent, structured finish. This is a masterpiece."

98/100 Huon Hooke, The Real Review, February 2026 (2024 Vintage)
"Deep and bright, bold purple-red colour; fabulous cranberry, violet and cassis aromas, the fruit bursting from the glass. The same flavours saturate the palate which is beautifully balanced by abundant fine-grained tannins that run the full length of the palate and provide a very long lasting and resonant farewell. Oak is so well handled as to be only just perceptible, adding to the cedary touches. An utterly delicious cabernet blend and a top vintage of this wine."

98/100 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, January 2026 (2024 Vintage)
"Superlative balance. Aromas of blackberries, currants, blueberries, graphite and dark tobacco with hints of bark, violets and licorice. Medium-bodied with ultra-fine velvety tannins and a seamless, cashmere texture. So caressing and polished. Bright and vivid at the end. 58% cabernet sauvignon. 31% merlot and 11% cabernet franc. You could drink this tonight and enjoy it, but it will age."

97+/100 Gary Walsh, The Wine Front, December 2025 (2024 Vintage)
"This vintage puts me in mind of the mighty 2020; that sort of depth and concentration, though it has some of the acid cut of 2021 in the mix too. Winemaker Phil Brodie says 2024 was a dry vintage, and warm too, with small bunches and lower crop levels. Said it could have gone too ripe, but they walked through the vineyards on a daily basis, tasting and testing, and they picked it when they thought it was just right. When I think about NZ wine, at the top of the tree, I have Kumeu for Chardonnay, Bilancia for Shiraz (and sometimes Chardonnay!), and Te Mata for Cabernet. A trio of meticulous producers who regularly deliver that little bit extra. The one percenters, if you like.

Deep dark wine, black and red fruit, chocolate and ironstone, some creamy and spicy cedar oak, dried flowers, a light minty perfume, slight roasted red capsicum and pimento. It’s medium to full-bodied, crisp ‘mineral’ acidity, lavish graphite tannin, tobacco and nori, a fresh blackberry nip to it, brooding and ferrous, with a firm and savoury finish of superb length. An exceptional wine. It will keep, probably, for as long as you want to keep it, if you can keep your hands off it, that is."