2019 Te Mata Awatea Cabernets Merlot, Hawkes Bay
A$47.25
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TMACMV19
A blend of 46% cabernet sauvignon, 32% merlot, 22% cabernet franc from Gimblett Gravels, Dartmour and the Bridge Pa subregions. A dense, lush red with cassis, ripe berry and cedar wood flavours. Seriously good and very accessible red that offers great value at this price. 03 FEB 2021 Drink 2021–2027
95 points BC MW therealreview.com
Very bright, deep, youthful purple/red colour. The aromas are outstandingly deep and bright and youthfully fresh; violets, red and blue fruits rocketing out of the glass, oak barely visible in the background. The wine is soft-textured and medium to full-bodied, elegant and pure, seamless and long. An utterly delicious cabernet blend. 03 DEC 2021 Drink 2021–2039
95 points HH therealreview.com
Awatea takes its name from the historic ship SS Awatea (a Maori word meaning ‘Eye of the Dawn’) that sailed the Auckland – Sydney – Wellington route in the late 1930s. The Awatea was requisitioned as a troop transport in WWII and was sunk off Algeria in 1942.
| Product/Service Sold Out | No |
|---|---|
| En Primeur | No |
| New Arrivals | No |
| Wine Type | Red Wine |
| Wine Style | Traditional |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Hawkes Bay |
| Varietals | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
| Wine Points | 95 |
| ABV Percent | 13.5% |
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