Te Mata - Awatea Cabernet/Merlot 2020 (750ml)
Price: $49.99
| Producer | Te Mata |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Hawke's Bay |
| Varietal | Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 200892 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Vinous: 95 Points
Initially tight as a monkey's nuts, the very young 2020 Awatea needs time to open up and reveal its creamy, seductive personality. Tasted alongside the already impressive 2019 Awatea, the 2020 goes a step further in its substance, depth and ripeness. It has a rich mid-palate of sweet black currant, black olives and mint, but it's all tremendously creamy. Underneath the lush exterior, an abundance of fine yet structured powdery tannins combine with fine acidity to provide the architecture for this intense wine. Offering excellent persistence, structure and scent, the 2020 has knocked it out of the park. Best Awatea ever? You might be looking at it.
Wine Advocate: 95 Points
The 2020 Awatea Cabernets Merlot is ripe and fleshy and almost a little obvious at this stage, but it's so lovely in its expression of Cabernet et al. A little iodine, a little oyster shell, bay leaf, dark chocolate and tobacco, they're all present and accounted for. This is a brilliant wine.
