‘Light straw yellow with golden hues, this was a beautifully elegant expression of harmony with peach, grapefruit, mealy and some malolactic aromas and flavours. The freshness of the wine indicate good life ahead. Some tasters saw a fine Puligny-Montrachet style.’ 19/20 Raymond Chan, Raymond Chan Wine Review – Te Mata Estate Showcase Summary, 2009 Featuring:
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‘Chalk dust, lemon curd, green lemon and a scintilla of vanillary new oak. Soft, seductive and very approachable.’ Neil Martin, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate Issue #191, 2010 Featuring: Chardonnay 2008
‘A vibrantly fruity Hawke’s Bay wine with fresh, strong, stone-fruit flavours, showing barrel fermented complexity.’ Michael Cooper, New Zealand Listener, March 2011 Featuring: Chardonnay 2009
‘A harmonious wine with ripe grapefruit characters enriched with biscuity oak and very good richness and complexity.’ Michael Cooper, Michael Cooper’s Buyers Guide to New Zealand Wines 2013 Featuring: Chardonnay 2010 ‘Te Mata Estate – Four stars out of four. Grand and prestigious. Especially good within it’s price range.’ Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book
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‘A complex, flavoursome offering while remaining delicate and restrained, showing white peach, floral, cream and almond notes on the nose, leading to a focused palate with fine texture and bright acidity. The wine shows lovely pure fruit characters with a silky palate, making it a charming wine to drink over the next three years.’ 90
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‘This is as good as it has always been. A beautifully aromatic wine showing dill, grapefruit, green apple and flint, together with a superbly concentrated palate that’s linear and racy. Needs time to show its best but it’s very promising. At its best: 2015 to 2020.’ 93 points ★★★★★ Sam Kim, Wine Orbit 2014 Featuring:
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