Pop and pour in a restaurant. Probably needed decanter time. Really tertiary, little dusty in appearance, garnet and bricking at the hue. Oxidised notes unfortunately. Felt past its best, possibly due to storage conditions.
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TASTING NOTES 2010 Coleraine ’10 has a youthful dark crimson colour and displays Coleraine’s gorgeous floral aromas, together with macerated blackberries woven with graphite and thyme. The palate is pure and very precise, building in intensity, with a long fine tannin structure providing great length.
A blend of 58% cabernet sauvignon, 36% merlot, and 6% cabernet franc, it will continue to develop in bottle and provide great enjoyment up to 15 years from harvest.
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS pH: 3.60 Total acidity as tartaric: 6.2g/l Alchohol:14% Residual sugar: Dry
WINEMAKING Each parcel of grapes was destemmed before a traditional warm, plunged fermentation and extended maceration on skins. The resulting wines were then run to predominantly new French oak barrels for 19 months’ maturation. Throughout this time, they were regularly topped and racked. The separate wines were blended in January 2011, then egg white fined during their second winter in barrel. The finished wine was then bottled in December 2011.
VINEYARDS Coleraine ’10 was hand harvested from separate plots within Te Mata Estate’s vineyards between 15 April and 6 May 2010.
ORIGIN Coleraine derives its name from the Coleraine vineyard, home of John and Wendy Buck of Te Mata Estate. John’s late grandfather was born in Coleraine in Northern Ireland and the name has been maintained through the family home to the wine. Originally a single vineyard wine, from 1989 Coleraine has been an assemblage of the finest wines produced from distinct plots within Te Mata Estate’s oldest vineyards on the Havelock Hills.
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Strøken nese. Klassisk bdx. Beskjeden og lekker. Solbær, treverk, sigar.... alt man kan forvente. Kjølig frukt i hele kurven. Deilig, slank og fyldig samtidig som den har dette slanke preget. Veldig pen syre som balanseres godt. God lengde.
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Now a real Bordeaux blend - great blackberry, plums, blackcurrant, graphite, smokey wood chips on the nose. Tannins are smooth, with a lovely smooth texture. Finish is long with fruit, earth, graphite and some rubber (?) note. Great way to kick off my NZ Cabernet journey.
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Decanter's Great Cabernets of the world with Steven Spurrier, Brian Croser and Cecilia Torres (Bluefin Building, London): Tasted blind (from a disclosed list of 10 possible wines though). Much like the Cullen we thought of this as surprisingly restrained and with much of an old world feel. NZ is not Floral, dark fruits, light minty, a touch tin at times on the mid palate, good acidity, savory wine. Still an austere wine and a touch short on the finish. Very promising though. 90
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Te Mata Showcase 2012 (St James Theatre, Wellington): Great intensity on the nose. Flavour just builds on the palate toward a very long finish. Beautiful fine tannins. Definitely the pick of the three vintages.
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9/23/2022 - red.red.vino wrote:
Pop and pour in a restaurant. Probably needed decanter time. Really tertiary, little dusty in appearance, garnet and bricking at the hue. Oxidised notes unfortunately. Felt past its best, possibly due to storage conditions.
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5/16/2021 - Peter Balle Likes this wine: 69 Points
Gifted to a friend
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1/21/2020 - NC Cellar 2020 Likes this wine:
TASTING NOTES 2010
Coleraine ’10 has a youthful dark crimson colour and displays Coleraine’s gorgeous floral aromas, together with macerated blackberries woven with graphite and thyme. The palate is pure and very precise, building in intensity, with a long fine tannin structure providing great length.
A blend of 58% cabernet sauvignon, 36% merlot, and 6% cabernet franc, it will continue to develop in bottle and provide great enjoyment up to 15 years from harvest.
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
pH: 3.60
Total acidity as tartaric: 6.2g/l
Alchohol:14%
Residual sugar: Dry
WINEMAKING
Each parcel of grapes was destemmed before a traditional warm, plunged fermentation and extended maceration on skins. The resulting wines were then run to predominantly new French oak barrels for 19 months’ maturation. Throughout this time, they were regularly topped and racked. The separate wines were blended in January 2011, then egg white fined during their second winter in barrel. The finished wine was then bottled in December 2011.
VINEYARDS
Coleraine ’10 was hand harvested from separate plots within Te Mata Estate’s vineyards between 15 April and 6 May 2010.
ORIGIN
Coleraine derives its name from the Coleraine vineyard, home of John and Wendy Buck of Te Mata Estate. John’s late grandfather was born in Coleraine in Northern Ireland and the name has been maintained through the family home to the wine. Originally a single vineyard wine, from 1989 Coleraine has been an assemblage of the finest wines produced from distinct plots within Te Mata Estate’s oldest vineyards on the Havelock Hills.
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12/10/2019 - obmoen wrote: 94 Points
Strøken nese. Klassisk bdx. Beskjeden og lekker. Solbær, treverk, sigar.... alt man kan forvente. Kjølig frukt i hele kurven. Deilig, slank og fyldig samtidig som den har dette slanke preget. Veldig pen syre som balanseres godt. God lengde.
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12/3/2019 - ttholst wrote: flawed
Rosin, lite syre og tannin. Kort ettersmak av viskelær.
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6/3/2018 - taz-nz Likes this wine: 94 Points
A very complex but pleasing blend. Needs food especially for those who aren't lovers of heavy reds. Would benefit from more time in the cellar.
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5/20/2017 - AnonymousCoward Likes this wine: 92 Points
Now a real Bordeaux blend - great blackberry, plums, blackcurrant, graphite, smokey wood chips on the nose. Tannins are smooth, with a lovely smooth texture. Finish is long with fruit, earth, graphite and some rubber (?) note. Great way to kick off my NZ Cabernet journey.
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6/10/2015 - Papies wrote: 90 Points
Decanter's Great Cabernets of the world with Steven Spurrier, Brian Croser and Cecilia Torres (Bluefin Building, London): Tasted blind (from a disclosed list of 10 possible wines though). Much like the Cullen we thought of this as surprisingly restrained and with much of an old world feel. NZ is not
Floral, dark fruits, light minty, a touch tin at times on the mid palate, good acidity, savory wine. Still an austere wine and a touch short on the finish. Very promising though. 90
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10/6/2012 - startinoz wrote: 92 Points
Great New World Bordeaux blend at an Old World price.
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3/7/2012 - forecaster wrote: 93 Points
Te Mata Showcase 2012 (St James Theatre, Wellington): Great intensity on the nose. Flavour just builds on the palate toward a very long finish. Beautiful fine tannins. Definitely the pick of the three vintages.
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