TE MATA "AWATEA" 2023 (750ml) JEAN-PAUL BALAND with hints of dark fruit

with hints of dark fruit

— Christina Pickard

Effortless balance is achieved in this powerful wine

showing juicy grapefruit freshness with lively acidity carrying these classical Waihopai Valley characters to a lengthy finish

Variety:  Monastrell/Syrah/Petit Verdot

TE MATA "AWATEA" 2023 (750ml) JEAN-PAUL BALAND with hints of dark fruitVariety: Cabernet Merlot Cabernet Franc Petit Verdot Tasting notes: With a gleaming crimson core and ruby rim, Awatea Cabernets Merlot 23 is enticingly perfumed with blackberry, bay, violets, and vanilla. The satisfying palate is detailed, poised and texturally rewarding, interplaying plum, black olive and sandalwood notes with salinity, refreshing acidity and bright tannin length. It has a captivating elegance that is classically Te Mata Reviews: 96