{"title":"Te Mata Estate","description":"\u003cp\u003eShop Te Mata Estate wine online in NZ, including Coleraine, Awatea Cabernets Merlot, Bullnose Syrah, Elston Chardonnay, Cape Crest Sauvignon Blanc, Alma Pinot Noir and the Te Mata Estate Vineyards range. Delivered across New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTe Mata Estate in Havelock North, Hawke's Bay, dates back to 1896 and is New Zealand's oldest winery still in operation. It is best known for Coleraine, its Bordeaux-style Cabernet blend, and for elegant Syrah and Chardonnay from the Hawke's Bay region.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"te-mata-estate-vineyards-pinot-noir-750ml","title":"Te Mata Estate Pinot Noir 2024 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eTe Mata Estate Pinot Noir 750ml\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e — Wine Enthusiast\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e92\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e — James Suckling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5 Stars \/ 92pts\u003c\/strong\u003e — Wine Orbit \/ Sam Kim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e VINEYARDS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Estate Pinot Noir ’24 was harvested between 7 and 13 March 2024 from Te Mata \u003cbr\u003eEstate’s own Woodthorpe Terraces vineyard in the upper Dartmoor Valley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e WINEMAKING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The individual lots were each destemmed, cold soaked followed by a traditional plunged \u003cbr\u003efermentation. The resulting wines underwent extended maceration on skins before \u003cbr\u003epressing. The separate wines were then run to a mixture of new and seasoned French \u003cbr\u003eoak barriques for 11 months’ maturation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e TASTING NOTE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At its core, the Estate Pinot Noir ’24 displays a red cherry hue with a garnet edge. \u003cbr\u003eThe wine captivates with its vibrant colour and rich aromas of redcurrant, black \u003cbr\u003echerry, prune, and cinnamon. The palate is soft, generous, and energetic, featuring \u003cbr\u003eripe fine tannins with hints of raspberry, liquorice, and spice. Rounded and supple, it \u003cbr\u003epairs beautifully with duck pancakes or beef carpaccio. Estate Pinot Noir 2024 is both \u003cbr\u003eendlessly refreshing and wildly sumptuous in the glass.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCELLARING POTENTIAL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Delicious now, Estate Pinot Noir ’24 will continue to evolve in bottle for six years  \u003cbr\u003efrom harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAlc: 13.50%\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhiskeyonline | Whiskyonline NZ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Te Mata","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691340239084,"sku":"1220354","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0533\/6412\/9964\/files\/TeMataPinotNoir.jpg?v=1784114276"},{"product_id":"te-mata-estate-chardonnay-2021-750ml","title":"Te Mata Estate Chardonnay 2024 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eTe Mata Estate Chardonnay 750ml\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e94 POINTS - James Suckling | jamessuckling.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINEMAKING:\u003c\/strong\u003e Estate Chardonnay ’21 combines the best of traditional and modern winemaking. This involved tank fermentation to preserve the vibrant varietal aromas and clear, fresh fruit expression along with some barrel fermentation, barrel maturation on gross lees, and malolactic fermentation to enhance the complexity, richness and integration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTASTING NOTE:\u003c\/strong\u003e Palest gold, Estate Chardonnay ’21 immediately shines, with the scents of ripe grapefruit, lemon, white peach, pineapple and freshly baked sourdough all jumping from the glass. Delivering taut acidity and fruit-brightness alongside savoury notes of roast cashew, nougat, cinnamon, and sea salt, this is classical Hawke’s Bay chardonnay with an intensity and complexity all its own. Resplendent in its detail, Estate Chardonnay ’21 layers all these elements into a long, sustained finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAlc: 14.0%\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhiskeyonline | Whiskyonline NZ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Te Mata","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691346006252,"sku":"3611556","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0533\/6412\/9964\/files\/TeMataChardonnay.jpg?v=1784113442"},{"product_id":"te-mata-estate-alma-pinot-noir-2022-750ml","title":"Te Mata Estate Alma Pinot Noir 2022 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eTe Mata Estate Alma Pinot Noir 2020 750ml\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORIGIN:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alma celebrates Dr James Thomson, a hero of the 1854 Battle of the Alma during the Crimean War and forefather to Te Mata Estate’s Buck family. Knowing the vanquished enemy soldiers had already contracted cholera, Dr Thomson volunteered to tend to their wounds, saving the lives of over four hundred, and sacrificing his own in the process. The medal he was awarded for this selfless act of valour appears on the label of Alma Pinot Noir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVINEYARDS:\u003c\/strong\u003e Separate parcels of fully ripened pinot noir grapes were hand-harvested from Te Mata Estate’s Woodthorpe Vineyards between 26 and 29 February 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINEMAKING:\u003c\/strong\u003e The individual lots were each destemmed and given a traditional warm-plunged fermentation. The resulting wines underwent extended maceration on skins before pressing. 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Alma Pinot Noir ’20 has presence and persistence throughout, with prettiness at its heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13.5%\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhiskeyonline | Whiskyonline NZ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Te Mata","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691349315820,"sku":"16663201","price":62.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0533\/6412\/9964\/products\/TeMataEstateAlmaPinotNoir.png?v=1650540254"},{"product_id":"te-mata-estate-elston-chardonnay-2020-750ml","title":"Te Mata Estate Elston Chardonnay 2023\/2024 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eTe Mata Estate Elston Chardonnay 750ml\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eORIGIN:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e Elston is named for Elston Hall in Nottinghamshire, the ancestral home of Charles Darwin’s family. Darwin’s ‘theory of natural selection’ forms the basis of modern evolutionary theory, the foundation of biology. The wyvern symbol of Elston Hall appears on the label.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINEMAKING:\u003c\/strong\u003e Each parcel was gently whole-cluster pressed, cold settled and racked to new and seasoned French oak barrels for fermentation. The resulting wines remained in contact with their yeast lees, with a number going through malolactic fermentation. The finest lots were selected for further maturation, spending a total of 10 months in barrel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTASTING NOTE:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brilliant lemon-gold, Elston Chardonnay has the immediate aroma of lime blossom, fresh golden nectarine, creamy nougat and delicate meadow flowers. Freshness and ripe acidity shine in a palate laden with peach, citrus, pineapple, and oyster shell highlights. 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The red fruit aromas – defined against subtle spices of white pepper, vanilla and cinnamon, and complexing notes of Turkish Delight and dark chocolate – adorn this wine with its signature floral quality, as well as vibrance and balance that runs through to its long finish. 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