Awatea 2016 Reviews

'The palate is elegant and taut with fine concentration of blackberry, blackcurrant and redcurrant fruit, along with hints of leaf and red florals. Good linearity, and carries to a fragrant red-fruited finish.' 18/20 ★★★★

Raymond Chan Wine Reviews, March 2018 Featuring: Awatea 2016

'Delectable. Overdelivering for the price.' 95 points ★★★★★

Wine Orbit, Sam Kim, March 2018 Featuring: Awatea 2016

Wine writer André Simon in 1964 on tasting a 1912 Te Mata Estate red blend half a century after it was first bottled ... 'This really is quite good. No sign of decay. One would not have thought it would have kept this long. Remarkable, quite remarkable.’

‘New Zealand Wines and the Question of Age’ Rebecca Gibb, Meininger’s Wine Business International, September 2018 Featuring: Coleraine 2016, Merlot/Cabernets 2017, Awatea 2016