{"product_id":"2024-te-mata-coleraine-cabernet-merlot","title":"2024 Te Mata Coleraine Cabernet Merlot","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePlease be aware this is a Pre-Release Offer for VIP Customers. Stocks of 2024 Coleraine will be dispatched \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(219, 124, 213);\"\u003efrom Wednesday 25th February.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColeraine is New Zealand's greatest red wine. It has a track record that no other producer in the country can match, and the 2024 release only solidifies that standing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis vintage was defined by a warm, dry season which resulted in small bunches and low yields. That translates directly to concentration. The blend is 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot and 11% Cabernet Franc, producing a wine that is powerful but precise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGary Walsh compares the depth here to the legendary 2020 vintage, but with the fresh \"acid cut\" of the 2021. It is a deep, structural wine marked by black fruit, ironstone, graphite and cedar. It is savoury, serious, and built for the long haul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDue to low yields in 2024, our allocation is down by 40% this year. Sam Kim has already awarded it a perfect 100 points. It is a masterpiece of New Zealand winemaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e100 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a masterpiece, much like a great work of art... It’s perfectly proportioned and gracefully powerful, combining scintillating fruit purity with seductive complexity.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Sam Kim (Wine Orbit)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e98 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An utterly delicious cabernet blend and a top vintage of this wine.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Huon Hooke (The Real Review)\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e98 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Superlative balance... So caressing and polished. Bright and vivid at the end.\"\u003cbr\u003e- James Suckling\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e97+ points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An exceptional wine. It will keep, probably, for as long as you want to keep it, if you can keep your hands off it, that is.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Te Mata","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43086591459371,"sku":"2024 Te Mata Coleraine Cabernet Merlot","price":150.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/2023TeMataColeraineCabernetMerlot_1267c738-4f08-4717-9da6-0dc4b6b598d8.webp?v=1771381934","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2024-te-mata-coleraine-cabernet-merlot","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}