Te Mata Awatea Cabernet & Merlot 2022
Te Mata Awatea Cabernet & Merlot 2022 is a dry, very full-bodied red from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot (New Zealand), in the full, structured reds style. Tannins are firm and acidity fresh; oak influence is noticeable. Good with steak, lamb, roast chicken, roast pork.
| Wine | Sweet | Body | From | |
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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. A deep brilliant crimson with an underlying amethyst hue, Awatea 21 immediately offers up concentrated blackcurrant, blackberry, dark plum, cocoa-powder and cedar with a subtle marine note in the background. The ripe dark and red fruit is fresh and varietally defined, enlivening the wine with layers of brightness, persistence and appeal. Te Mata Estate