Te Mata Estate 'Coleraine' Hawke's Bay Red Blend 2018 GRENACHE BLANC fermented on its skins (with

fermented on its skins (with wild /ambient yeast) in small bins for nineteen days and raised in older French and Slovenian oak puncheons (large 500L barrels) for Eight months

The reposado is then aged 6-12 in medium charred American white oak and French oak barrels

fruit trees and pasture along with several structures including an old barn and a nearly 100 year old house

The majority of the vineyards are over 40 years old

Aequorin chardonnay and Obelinpinot noir step down from the risers and into the spotlight to deliver the rarest solo performances

Te Mata Estate 'Coleraine' Hawke's Bay Red Blend 2018 GRENACHE BLANC fermented on its skins (withA deep midnight magenta, Coleraine 2018 is symphonic in its harmony and presence. The aromatics are immediately varietal with grace notes of cassis, raspberry leaf, fresh roses, dark chocolate, lifted black cherry, espresso and cedar. The palate deepens the opening theme. Theres tapenade, darkest blackberry and ripe plum while underneath, quietly, a precise, profound tannin structure resonates. Powerful, deep set, graceful and complex, Coleraine 2018