TE MATA COLERAINE MAGNUM 1.5 LITRE 2023

Magnums are known to cellar very well, a bottle of this in your cellar will be the centrepiece and the ultimate wow wine to open on that special occasion in years to come!

98/100 "It is magnificent. I love this wine." – Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate
98/100 "A wine of meticulous precision and undeniable sophistication." – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
95+/100 "I’m spending a lot of time thinking about this wine… and the upshot is, ‘up’." – Gary Walsh, The Wine Front

Te Mata is as focused on quality as it is on innovation. When winery owner John made the first vintage of Coleraine in 1982, he opened the eyes of his peers to the potential for making top wine from a blend of Bordeaux varieties in Hawkes Bay. Good wines are now common place, but Coleraine still leads the pack with a style that grows more refined every year.

Considered New Zealand's most famous wine, Hawkes Bay's iconic Te Mata Estate Coleraine is also likely the most collected/collectable wine produced here. This classic blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot red has been made since 1982 and regularly attracts near-perfect ratings.

One may recall the challenges that faced the Hawkes Bay in 2023 with cyclone Gabrielle, however this release of Coleraine shows that not all sites where impacted and in fact Cabernet Sauvignon in particular came through with remarkable quality, testament to the excellent viticulture and vineyard sites that Te Mata possesses. The concentration, complexity and elegance we have come to expect for Coleraine still delivers here and as shown by the reviews below, is another stella release. Don't miss out on this one!

Winery notes (2023 Vintage)
"A regal brilliant magenta hue, with blackcurrant and brooding complexity on an immensely concentrated palate. Raspberry, white flowers, soy, and espresso, arise on driftwood smoke, creating a fresh, elevated, coastal sensation, in an intense, tannin-rich, sculptured wine that’s captivating and irresistibly endless. This is Coleraine essence – a majestic statement of a place, a time, and a lineage.

Each parcel of grapes was destemmed before a traditional warm-plunged fermentation and extended maceration on skins. The resulting wines were then run to predominately new French oak barrels for 17 months’ maturation. Throughout this time, they were regularly topped and racked. The assemblage was made in October 2023 and the finished wine was bottled in December 2024. The final blend is 80% cabernet sauvignon, 15% merlot and 5% cabernet franc."

98/100 Erin Larkin, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, January 2025 (2023 Vintage)
"This cuvée is a selection of the best from each vintage. In 2023, the strongest performer was the Cabernet Sauvignon. The elevation in all aspects of this wine from the already tremendously impressive Awatea is significant. With raspberry, iodine, crushed shells, nori, pressed flowers, new lead pencil, tobacco, bramble and cassis, it is magnificent. I love this wine."

5 Stars & 98/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, January 2025 (2023 Vintage)
"Stunning bouquet… engaging and captivating. The palate exhibits immense concentration and presence, superbly enhanced by silky texture and layers of chalky tannins. The acidity is perfectly pitched and provides freshness to this long-living wine. A wine of meticulous precision and undeniable sophistication."

95+/100 Gary Walsh, The Wine Front, December 2024 (2023 Vintage)
"I’ve tasted every vintage of Coleraine ever made. The acid line in this wine puts me in mind of the 2021. Blackcurrant, essence of Cabernet thing here, dried herbs (thyme) and nori, tobacco, pencil, liquorice/aniseed. Medium-bodied, bright acid line, ripe tomato, black and red fruit, lots of pulverized rock stuff to tannin, with a very long finish. Wonderful perfume, crisp with kind of a porcini mushroom umami-laced character about it, more of a cool and bony feel, but a great wine all the same. I’m spending a lot of time thinking about this wine, about where it will go, and where it sits in the pantheon of Te Mata Coleraine, and the upshot it is ‘up’. It’s either 95+ or 96 points."