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TE MATA ESTATE MERLOT / CABERNET 2023

Outstanding Value from New Zealand Wine Legends!

Product Code: 4636
Country: New Zealand
Region: Hawkes Bay
Style: Red
Variety: Cabernet / Merlot Blend
Producer: Te Mata Estate

Closure: Screw Cap
Unit: Each
Volume: 750ml
Alcohol: 13.0%
Grape: 61% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Cabernet Franc

Original price was: $28.99.Current price is: $24.99.

Outstanding Value from New Zealand Wine Legends!

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Winery notes (2023 Vintage)
"Showing pure crimson red Estate Merlot Cabernets ’23 has a wonderfully aromatic and complex nose of red and black plums and wild berries layered with dried herbs, spice and cedar. The palate is soft and enticing, mid-weight and balanced with beautifully ripe raspberries and plum to the fore with powdery tannins and a savoury complexity finishing long and satisfying.

The grapes for Estate Merlot/Cabernets ’23 were harvested between 28 March and 18 April 2023 from Te Mata Estate’s own vineyards in the Havelock Hills, Bridge Pa Triangle, Dartmoor, Havelock North and Gimblett Gravels sub-regions of Hawke’s Bay.

The individual parcels of each variety from each plot were de-stemmed before a traditional warm fermentation, followed by extended maceration on skins. The resulting wines were pressed, returned to tank for malolactic fermentation, then run off to a mixture of new and seasoned French oak barrels for maturation before blending. The wines were regularly topped and racked throughout maturation, blended and traditionally egg-white fined before bottling. The final blend is 61% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Sauvignon and 18% Cabernet Franc."

5 Stars & 93/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, August 2025 (2023 Vintage)
"Beautifully fruited with elegant complexity, the wine shows Black Doris plum, blueberry, floral, thyme, and toasted almond characters on the nose. The palate delivers succulent fruit intensity with supple texture and polished tannins, making it robust and silky at the same time with a long, pleasing dry finish. At its best: now to 2033."

We provide a door to door delivery service nationwide. Delivery charges are calculated on a 12 bottle case or part there of.

Delivery charges are calculated during the checkout process based off your address post code. Please ensure you choose the correct post code. We will advise you if you have chosen the incorrect post code.

You may also choose to 'pick up' your order from our wine shop at 188 Durham Street South, Christchurch.

For further details on prices and delivery options please go to the Delivery & Returns section of our site.

If for any reason you are not entirely happy with your order or you suspect that it may be affected by a quality issue, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will remedy the problem straight away. Contact us on (03) 3655134.

Note, for orders of 1 - 2 bottles we charge an additional $6 for packaging. To ensure the safety of the bottles we use specially designed posting boxes.

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Established in 1896, Te Mata Estate has maintained over 125 years of continuous wine production
An independent, family-owned winery 15kms south of Napier in Hawke's Bay, all Te Mata Estate wines are produced exclusively on their own vineyards.
Three original vineyards planted by Bernard Chambers in 1892 are still being used.
"New Zealand's greatest red wine." (Coleraine) - Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
"Coleraine and Awatea are bona fide classics." - Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, USA
In 2012, Te Mata Estate launched Estate Vineyards – a collection of six varietally-designated wines: Gamay Noir, Syrah, Pinot Noir, Merlot/Cabernets, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay.
Te Mata is part of the Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand (SWNZ) programme, which aims to minimise environmental impacts.