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Manage Subscriptions2005 Te Mata Estate Coleraine
Red Bordeaux Blend
- New Zealand
- North Island
- Hawke's Bay
Community Tasting Notes 26
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Dr S Likes this wine: 94 points
April 1, 2024 - A study in refinement.
A disclosure upfront. If there's any wine I 'grew up with’, it’s Coleraine. Dad did the engineering work on the 1890s stables that were converted into the original winery (now a barrel hall within a more modern structure). He also did the owner's house that adorns the Coleraine label. Dad said engineering the ‘phallic’ chimneys was the hardest challenge he faced. The home so-named Coleraine vineyard was the base for the wine, until it became a cuvee of the best fruit in the Bay. All that aside, I am confident this note is as objective as one can strive for.
Stunning colour for a near 20 year old. Dark purples/crimsons, a crimson rim with only a tinge of brick.
If a bouquet can seem smooth, then the aroma achieves that quality. Immensely perfumed. Black currant, blueberry even, a mellow woodsy/autumnal and cedary streak. Darker olive and graphite things lurk here too. Deep aromas.
Likewise, a deep-seated medium palate. Beautifully balanced, depth (did I mention it's deep?) and suppleness, both fine and firm, medium bodied and suave, with just the right touch of grip. Still fresh. Elegant line and length.
At its mid-point, at most for mine. We need to wait for it's tertiary years, whenever they might fall, for more complexity to come. For now, a very satisfying 'Claret'.
An easy 10-20 years beckon. Coleraine on a cruise. Provided the cork doesn't falter or fail. Why? Why do they persist with the anachronistic voodoo of the cork?1 person found this helpful Comment -
Mulvk Likes this wine: 93 points
January 7, 2024 - Graphite, still has fruit. Better bottle than previous. No rush to drink rest.
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Get Real Likes this wine: 92 points
December 29, 2023 - In a great place, slow ox for a couple of hours. No detailed notes but still had plenty of sweet fruit together with some tertiary complexity. Drank with an overly young St Emilion grand cru and this far outshone the younger wine.
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Mulvk Likes this wine: 91 points
August 22, 2023 - Starting to dry out
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F1NUT Likes this wine: 94 points
August 16, 2023 - Probably near its limit of age for me because I like to taste some of that wonderful Hawkes Bay fruit that Te Mata get in their wines. However its still enormously enjoyable, nice aged balance and with a good elegant finish. Drink soon for me.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type Red
- Producer Te Mata Estate
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation Coleraine
- Vineyard n/a
- Country New Zealand
- Region North Island
- SubRegion Hawke's Bay
- Appellation Hawke's Bay
- UPC Codes 9418953107058, 9418953107157
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 431 (71%)
- Consumed 178 (29%)
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- ProducerTe Mata Estate
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryNew Zealand
- RegionNorth Island
- SubRegionHawke's Bay
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