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2003 Te Mata Estate Cabernet / Merlot Woodthorpe
Red Bordeaux Blend
- New Zealand
- North Island
- Hawke's Bay
Label borrowed from 2004
Label borrowed from 2008
Community Tasting Notes 1
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graemeg wrote:
January 28, 2007 - {screwcap, 13%, A$21} A bright, young purple-ruby colour. The nose presents lots of ripe raspberry & plum fruit, some vanilla & chocolate a little oak – it’s all nicely balanced and modestly-scaled. The palate follows the nose with quite light weight of fruit, ripe but subtle, and underpinned with a slight earthiness, a savoury grip, and some warmth on the finish. Light-medium body, with dusty medium-weight tannins, even weight across the palate, and marginally short finish, this is a pretty good wine for those who struggle with over-the-top fruit but find, say, Vin de Pays lacks stuffing. Another year or two of aging wouldn’t hurt either.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2003
- Type Red
- Producer Te Mata Estate
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation Cabernet / Merlot
- Vineyard Woodthorpe
- Country New Zealand
- Region North Island
- SubRegion Hawke's Bay
- Appellation Hawke's Bay
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 9 (38%)
- Consumed 15 (63%)
Food Pairing
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- ProducerTe Mata Estate
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryNew Zealand
- RegionNorth Island
- SubRegionHawke's Bay
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