Estate Merlot/Cabernet 2025

Te Mata Estate, produktside (hentet 19. okt. 2026): 2025 Te Mata Estate Merlot/Cabernet – område: Hawke's Bay; druer: Merlot 52%, Cabernet Sauvignon 34%, Cabernet Franc 14%; alkohol 13.5%. Producentens noter (engelsk): The grapes for Estate Merlot/Cabernet ’25 were harvested between 4 March and 12 April 2025 from Te Mata Estate’s own vineyards in the Havelock Hills, Bridge Pa Triangle, Dartmoor, Havelock North and Gimblett Gravels sub-regions of Hawke’s Bay. The individual parcels of each variety from each plot were destemmed before undergoing a traditional warm fermentation, followed by extended maceration on skins. The resulting wines were pressed, returned to tank for malolactic fermentation, then run off into a mixture of new and seasoned French oak barrels for maturation prior to blending. The wines were regularly topped and racked throughout maturation, then blended and traditionally egg-white fined before bottling. The final blend comprises 52% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 14% Cabernet Franc.