"New Zealand's most avidly collected red wine" Decanter Magazine 2017

"Still a baby, this classy cabernet/merlot demands cellaring, as you would expect. the bouquet us frarant and comles; the palate is vigorous (revelaing "bright fruit" characters, says wine maker Petere Cowley) with substaintial body (13.5% alc vol.), strong blackcurrant, plum, spice and nut flavour, firm, ripe tannins and a seamless, lasting finish. Best drinking 2023-plus" Michael Cooper, 2018

"This superstar label delivers precision, purity and poise with this latest offering. Exhibiting scintillating clarity together with seductive complexity, the bouquet shows red/dark fruit, game, cigar, cedar and violet notes on the nose. The palate is concentrated and focused with stunning fruit weight and intensity, superbly structured by loads of fine, chalky tannins. The wine offers great presence on the palate, and delivers perfect line, length and balance. At its best: 2022 to 2032" Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, Feb 2018

Brilliant magenta, Coleraine ’16 entices with concentrated rose syrup, fresh, fragrant raspberry, wild strawberry, ripe plum, thyme and cedar. Offering superb depth and complexity, Coleraine ’16 is defined by a precise, lazer-edge of pure, bright, red fruit. Framed by tight acid and silky tannins, all this extends elegantly into an exquisite and super-fine crescendo, giving exceptional length and finesse to the wine. 120 years after Te Mata planted cabernet vines in the Havelock Hills, Coleraine ’16 captures the finest expression of the estate’s unique Hawke’s Bay vineyards.

Colraine is New Zealand's most famous red wine, first produced in 1982, this classic blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc displays the concentration, complexity and elegance found in the world's finest wine.

Coleraine derives its name from the Coleraine vineyard, home of John and Wendy Buck of Te Mata Estate. John’s late grandfather was born in Coleraine in Northern Ireland and the name has been maintained through the family home to the wine. Originally a single vineyard wine, from 1989 Coleraine has been an assemblage of the finest wines produced from distinct plots within Te Mata Estate’s oldest vineyards on the Havelock Hills.

Coleraine ’16 was hand harvested from separate plots within Te Mata’s vineyards between 26 March and 20 April 2016. Each parcel of grapes was destemmed before a traditional warm, plunged fermentation and extended maceration on skins. The resulting wines were then run to predominately new French oak barrels for 18 months’ maturation. Throughout this time, they were regularly topped and racked. The separate wines were blended in January 2017, for maturation during their second winter in barrel. The finished wine was bottled in December 2017. The final blend is 51% cabernet sauvignon, 47% merlot and 2% cabernet franc. Coleraine ’16 is closed with a natural cork, allowing continued evolution in bottle for twelve years from harvest.