Te Mata 22 Awatea Cabernet Merlot 2022 Bottle:1 the wine has a broadly

the wine has a broadly textured mouth feel that is framed by a bright acidity

This silky single-vineyard Cognac hits all the right notes

Grape/Blend - Chardonnay

A rather exciting release from the legendary distillers

Wine Enthusiast 90 points - The Jackson family has mastered making Chardonnay in large quantities at fair price points

Te Mata 22 Awatea Cabernet Merlot 2022 Bottle:1 the wine has a broadlyFirst made in 1982, Awatea continues to represent the best of the classic Hawkes Bay Cabernet Merlot blend. Awatea takes its name from the historic ship SS Awatea (a Maori word meaning Eye of the Dawn) that sailed the Auckland Sydney Wellington route in the late 1930s. The Awatea was requisitioned as a troop transport in WWII and was sunk off Algeria in 1942. A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Exclusively from Te Mata estate