Te Mata Hawke's Bay Cabernets Merlot Awatea 2021 Vintage:2021 the vintage

the vintage

The palate colors well outside the lines

the fermentation cold and slow

razor sharp acidity wrapped around a rich textured body of orange and pear fruits that land on a delicately salty finish

and colorful salads

Te Mata Hawke's Bay Cabernets Merlot Awatea 2021 Vintage:2021 the vintageAn arrestingly elegant blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (50%), Merlot (36%), and Cabernet Franc (14%) that deftly conveys the gravel rich soils and old vine intensity of the estate while honoring the sort of elegant, smoky and earthy Bordeaux upon which it is based. Deep plump and blackberry fruit mixes with a strong scent of clay and tobacco.