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At Te Mata, our work begins in the vineyard and continues through the winery to the finished bottle. It is a continuous process, shaped by land, light and season. Increasingly, it is also shaped by the systems that support how we work, including energy, which sits quietly behind every stage of production.
This season, we’re using AI-powered image analysis to count individual berries on each cluster, giving us a clearer picture of yield before harvest. By focusing on berry numbers – rather than size – we gain insight into how the vintage is shaping up. Details like this help us translate careful vineyard work into higher-quality wines in the glass.
Our updated Te Mata Estate Cellaring Guide is released every six months and based on tastings from our own cellar, reviewed by our winemaking and management teams. It offers guidance on how our wines evolve over time and highlights optimal drinking windows. The guide reflects our long-standing commitment to crafting wines that reward patience and careful cellaring.
There are wines that introduce a region, and there are wines that define one. Since its first vintage in 1982, Te Mata Estate’s Awatea Cabernet Merlot has played a special role in showing the world what Hawke’s Bay can achieve with Bordeaux varieties. Elegant, complex and unmistakably Te Mata, Awatea has become one of New Zealand’s most admired Cabernet blends.
Te Mata Estate sits beneath the Te Mata Peak in Hawke’s Bay, a place where New Zealand wine history is unusually tangible. Founded in the 1890s, the estate is often described as the country’s oldest winery – yet that claim is frequently misunderstood.
Hawke’s Bay is now part of the global Great Wine Capitals Network, alongside the worlds great wine regions: Bordeaux, California, Mendoza, and more. Explore what this elite alliance of wine regions represents, and why regional identity sits at the heart of Te Mata Estate’s winemaking.
Hawke’s Bay pinot is finally having it’s moment in the sun. ‘Smoky aromas of fresh and dried strawberries with orange peel follow through to a medium- to full-bodied palate. Lightly dry tannins frame the wine beautifully. 95 Points’
Amid a challenging year for New Zealand wine, there’s still cause for celebration. Recognised by global critics and featured in James Suckling’s Top 100, Te Mata Estate’s Elston Chardonnay Hawke’s Bay 2024 was ranked #4 overall and named the best value Chardonnay in the world – a powerful affirmation of Hawke’s Bay’s enduring excellence.
Te Mata Estate’s flagship Cabernet Merlot, Coleraine, has once again asserted its dominance at the top of New Zealand’s wine auction market. Long regarded as one of the country’s most collectable wines, Coleraine continues to make headlines for its consistent ability to command premium prices on the secondary market.
Te Mata Estate is immensely proud to have not one but two wines named among James Suckling’s Top 20 NZ Wines of the Year – a rare honour in the world of fine wine! Coleraine Cabernet Merlot 2023 and Elston Chardonnay 2024 sit alongside some of the most celebrated wines in the country, marking a moment of recognition that reflects decades of dedication, vision, and craftsmanship. For any winery, placement in this list is a remarkable achievement; for a single estate to appear twice in the Top 20 is very uncommon.
Discover an experience designed for every wine lover, from first-time visitors to serious collectors – and our new Summer Courtyard experience.
