Te Mata Estate Gamay Noir 2024

Te Mata is a family owned estate that has one of the richest winemaking histories in all of New Zealand.

With vineyards planted back as far as 1896, the rich history of this iconic Hawke's Bay producer is enviable in the relatively young NZ wine landscape.

Their wines come exclusively from carefully selected sites across Hawke's Bay. The aim to craft classic, structural wines that are comparable to the very best the world has to offer.

Over the last forty years Te Mata Estate has established an acclaimed range of red and white wines including Coleraine, Awatea Cabernets/Merlot, Bullnose Syrah, Alma Pinot Noir, Elston Chardonnay, Cape Crest Sauvignon Blanc, and Zara Viognier.

The grapes for the 2024 vintage were hand harvested between March 7th and April 2nd, 2024 from the Estate’s Woodthorpe Terraces vineyard, planted with the Gamay Noir à Jus Blanc grape variety. The unique ‘maceration carbonique’ fermentation was used for 65% of the grapes. The other 35% received a traditional, warm, red wine fermentation. The resulting wines completed their malolactic fermentation and were matured for eight weeks in seasoned French oak barrels, before blending and bottling.