Te Mata
Estate Pinot Noir, Hawke’s Bay
Sourced exclusively from Te Mata Estate’s Woodthorpe Terraces vineyard located within Hawke's Bay's Dartmoor Valley. This site is home to the winery's only plantings of Pinot Noir and is kept cool from consistent westerly winds. The estate wines represent the best qualities of their variety, vintage, and Hawke’s Bay origin.
Vintage Factsheets
Woodthorpe Terraces is nestled between sheltering hills on elevated, free-draining, north-facing terraces in Hawke’s Bay Dartmoor Valley. The soils, which were left behind as the Tutaekuri River eroded its path through the hills to the sea, are mainly alluvial stone, clay and sandy loam. Vineyard planting began in 1994 and today Woodthorpe Terraces has 75 hectares under vine, planted to number of varietals and is the winery’s sole source for Pinot Noir.
- Region
- Hawke's Bay
- Appellation
- Hawke's Bay
- Varietal Composition
- Pinot Noir
- Aging
- 11 months in seasoned French oak barriques.
- Alcohol
- 13%
Bright cherry red color jumps from the glass with raspberry, cherry, plum and strawberry and a lifted floral perfume of lavender and raspberry. Earthy, savoury notes of rosemary and woodsmoke interplay with the bright red fruit and supporting ripe tannins, to carry the wine through to its precise, long finish.
James Suckling
93 Points
2024
"A very direct and serious pinot noir that delivers beautifully pure strawberry and cherry character with hints of spices such as cloves. It’s medium-bodied with firm, lightly chewy tannins and a touch of smoke and matchstick at the end. Drink now. Screw cap."
— 2025
