2016 Te Mata Estate Coleraine Cabernet Merlot 750ml

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2016 Te Mata Estate Coleraine Cabernet Merlot 750mlAwards, Ratings & Reviews 97 100 The Wine Front 2016 Vintage Tasted: Mar 2018 94 100 CellarTracker 2016 Vintage Wine Enthusiast 2016 Vintage This vintage of Te Mata's top red bottling is still finding its way, but it shows plenty of prettiness and elegance amidst power, and promises a long life. The nose is a heady concoction of red fruit, cloves, vanilla, graphite and sappy, slightly soapy oak notes. Fruit on the palate feels a touch confected and

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Rockford Wines has become one of the Barossa Valley’s most beloved and traditional producers

This revitalized the dry sub-soils

with initial delicacy giving way to grip and concentration

Acidity and tannin structure are nicely interwoven

well rounded red and black fruits

The resulting wine has often drawn comparisons with the beautifully fragrant and tautly structured wines produced from the steep slopes of the Northern Rhône Valley's Appellation of Côte Rôtie

medium-grained tannins that simply roll around the mouth

mineral structure

the soil has a far greater prevalence of ironstone pebbles than any other part of the vineyard and delivers wine with great concentration and savoury tannic presence

This wine showcases a delightful harmony of juiciness

The earthen flavours combined with fine tannins

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