Te Mata - Gamay Noir 2024

Te Mata - Gamay Noir 2024

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Description

Wild strawberry, liquorice, watermelon and sherbet characters create the instant appeal of Gamay Noir ’23, an ultra-modern, flavour-packed, light-bodied red. Cherry-crimson in the glass, the wine’s lush palate is saturated by vibrant red berry fruit and candied apple. Quenchable and balanced with a refreshing acidity on the finish. FOOD MATCH Estate Gamay Noir ’23 is an incredibly versatile wine, partnering with any food and is particularly good with tapas, matching its vibrant fruit and soft tannins. CELLARING POTENTIAL Estate Gamay Noir ’23 can be enjoyed immediately upon release and can be served at room temperature or, during summer, lightly chilled. It will continue to develop in bottle for two years from harvest.

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Te Mata Estate

Te Mata Estate is New Zealand's oldest winery, oldest wine estate and has the oldest winery cellars in the country - in continuous operation since 1895. Te Mata is a boutique New Zealand winery that estate produces everything at their Havelock Hills site. Coleraine is their stand out wine and has often been proclaimed as the best red wine produced in New Zealand. 

 

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Gamay Noir

Gamay is the red grape of the Beaujolais region which is sandwiched between Burgundy and the Rhone Valley in France. Consequently it is almost like an amalgam of Pinot Noir (of Burgundy) and the Syrah (of the Rhone) as it is light and floral in flavour but with a deeper colour. The best examples are found amongst the 10 grand cru regions of Beaujolais where it produces wines with depth and red and purple fruit flavours.

 

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Hawkes Bay

Sunny Hawkes Bay is along the eastern coast of New Zealand's north island. It is here where some of the most fruit-forward wines come from. They are known for their tropical Chardonnays and their juicy reds from the excellent Bordeaux wines to the peppery Syrahs.