The Winery Te Mata of Hawke's Bay of North Island

Winery Te Mata - Awatea Cabernets - Merlot
The winery offers 22 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 3 of the estates of North Island.
It is located in Hawke's Bay in the region of North Island

The Winery Te Mata is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 22 wines for sale in of Hawke's Bay to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Te Mata wines

Looking for the best Winery Te Mata wines in Hawke's Bay among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Te Mata wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Te Mata wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Te Mata

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Te Mata

How Winery Te Mata wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of tournedos with foie gras, ham lasagness or veal tagine with peas.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Te Mata

On the nose the red wine of Winery Te Mata. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cigar box or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, floral or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Te Mata. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Te Mata

  • 1995With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.64/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.56/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.32/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Te Mata.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Pinot Noir
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Hawke's Bay

The wine region of Hawke's Bay is located in the region of North Island of New Zealand. We currently count 274 estates and châteaux in the of Hawke's Bay, producing 1268 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Hawke's Bay go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Winery Te Mata

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Te Mata

How Winery Te Mata wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or goat cheese such as recipes of chinese fondue, mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or pasta with courgettes and goat cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Te Mata

On the nose the white wine of Winery Te Mata. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, vanilla or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Te Mata. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Te Mata

  • 2019With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.89/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Te Mata.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Te Mata

Planning a wine route in the of Hawke's Bay? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Te Mata.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Te Mata and wines from the region

Nomad winemaker: Why I make wine in Spain

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A perfect pairing: Madhu’s masala lamb

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The word of the wine: Hat

Solid part (marc), composed of pips and skins (sometimes of the stalk), which forms at the top of the tank during fermentation. The pigeage consists in breaking this cap to put back in suspension these elements and to favour the exchanges between the juice and the skins.