A connoiseurs unchilfiltered Blend. With more than double the malt content of most standard blends, this Gold Medal award winning whisky contains quality Islay, Isl&, Highland & Speyside malts aged from 8
- 11 years. Slightly creamy with a touch of liquorice on the palate & a delicate light peaty note. Pronounced chey vek, Te Bheag means the little lady & is the name of the boat in the company's logo. The name also means a wee dram in colloquial Gaelic. Smooth & slightly peated from its West Coast origins, this is a connoisseurs' whisky with a high malt content, aged between 5 & II years old, & a hint of sherry from selected casks in which it was matured. In I997, this version was awarded a Gold Label in the International Spirits Challenge Competition in London, followed by a Gold Medal from Selectione Mondiale in 1998.
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Awatea has a dark crimson colour with lifted floral, ripe blackberry cedar & spice aromas. The palate is laden with rich dark cherry, chocolate & Provence herb flavours, with a fine, persistant tannin finish. ...

Awatea has a dark crimson colour with lifted floral, ripe blackberry cedar & spice aromas. The palate is laden with rich dark cherry, chocolate & Provence herb flavours, with a fine, persistant tannin finish. ...

Separate parcels of fully ripened syrah were h&-harvested from the Bullnose vineyard between 22 & 27 April 2010. These individual lots were handled in a traditional manner; destemming, a warm, plunged fermentation, extended skin maceration, pressing, & then a secondary malolactic fermentation. The separate wines were run to a mixture of new & seasoned French oak barrels for 15 months maturation, before egg-white fining, blending & then bottling in July 2011. Bullnose 2010 has a dark crimson colour, with complex aromas of boysenberry, raspberry, red plum, red roses & allspice. The palate is full & even with great balance & purity of varietal expression. Powdery tannins provide structure & a long, elegant finish. It will continue to evolve in bottle for eight years from harvest. ...

The palate is full & even with great balance & purity of varietal expression. Powdery tannins provide structure & a long, elegant finish. It will continue to evolve in bottle for eight years from harvest. Limited stock. Moving to 2012 vintage. ...

Cape Crest has a pale golden green colour with lovely guava, nectarine & honey aromas. The fresh palate displays ripe nectarine & strawberry flavours, with mineral notes to its long, complex finish. Cape Crest will continue to evolve in bottle for five years from harvest & is a wonderful match with rich seafood & poultry dishes. ...

Coleraine 2009 was hand harvested between 18 March & 14 April 2009 from separate plots within Te Mata Estates vineyards. Each parcel of grapes was destemmed before a traditional warm, plunged fermentation & extended maceration on skins. The resulting wines were then run to predominantly new French oak barrels for 20 months maturation. Throughout this time, they were regularly topped & racked. The separate wines were blended in January 2010, then egg white fined during their second winter in barrel. The finished wine was then bottled in December 2010. Coleraine 2009 will be considered amongst the greatest Coleraines. Coleraine 2009 has a saturated magenta colour with concentrated aromas of blackcurrants, spice & dark old fashioned roses. The palate opens with the dense sweet, dark berry fruits indicative of a great year. The focus quickly turns to rich fine tannins that fill the mouth, leaving a lasting impression of a wine of significant ageing ability. A blend of 52% cabernet sauvignon, 43% merlot, & 5% cabernet franc, it will continue to develop in bottle & provide great enjoyment up to 15 years from harvest. ...

First, a bouquet of violets, roses, lavender & pure cassis, followed by a banquet of blackcurrant, fragrant wild strawberry & pitch-black cherry, laid out over sweet cedar, & fine, supple French oak. Always floral, always concentrated, always poised
- Coleraine 15 is flame-red with flashes of magenta & brilliant violet. Alive with charm, texture & energy, this is a multi-generational wine of immense cellaring potential.
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Te Mata Elston has a brilliant, green gold colour, & lovely aromas of nectarine & white peach, with a background of oatmeal & cedar. It is elegant & intense, with a mineral tension in the extended palate that suggests considerable cellaring potential. ...

Woodthorpe Chardonnay is the palest gold colour with fresh green lights. It shows intense characters of lemon oil, fresh pineapple, buttered popcorn & malt biscuits. The palate is rich, with vanilla custard & oatmeal flavours over concentrated citrus notes, leading to a long elegant finish. ...