{"product_id":"te-mata-estate-awatea-hawkes-bay-750ml","title":"Te Mata Estate 'Awatea' Hawke's Bay 2020 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eNEW ZEALAND : HAWKE'S BAY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSUSTAINABLE : Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFULL-BODIED, BLACKCURRANT, DARK PLUM, CEDAR, TOBACCO, DARK CHOCOLATE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTe Mata Estate has been farming these Hawke's Bay hillsides since 1896, making it the oldest continuously operating winery in New Zealand. The Buck family has owned it since 1978. Winemaker Phil Brodie's Bordeaux-style blends, Coleraine and Awatea, have become reference points for what Hawke's Bay Cabernet can achieve at its ceiling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAwatea is drawn from estate vineyards in the Havelock Hills and the Bullnose, hand-harvested and aged for 15 to 18 months in partly new French oak. The 2020 blend runs 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, and 12% Cabernet Franc. It earned 95 points from both Wine Advocate and Vinous. Vinous wrote: \"Best Awatea ever? You might be looking at it.\" Decant this one generously. It opens to reveal blackcurrant, dark plum, cedar, and dark chocolate, with tannins that Yvonne Lorkin called \"velvety and clinging.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePAIRINGS :\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable\u003e  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eRack of lamb with rosemary\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ethe New Zealand classic; tannin cuts through fat, dark fruit mirrors the savory lamb\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eGrass-fed ribeye steak\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ethe structure and power of the 2020 vintage handles red meat; cedar and graphite become a feature\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eDuck breast with cherry-port reduction\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003edark fruit in the sauce mirrors the wine; tannin handles the duck fat cleanly\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wilson Daniels","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44684124356767,"sku":"7521","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0232\/3203\/files\/IMG_2497.jpg?v=1700614913","url":"https:\/\/eastsidecellars.com\/products\/te-mata-estate-awatea-hawkes-bay-750ml","provider":"Eastside Cellars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}