Te Mata Story
Established in 1896, Te Mata Estate remains family owned, producing internationally recognized wines exclusively from its Hawke’s Bay vineyards, located on New Zealand’s North Island. Te Mata Estate is home to New Zealand’s oldest vineyards and wine cellars with 130 years of continuous wine production. The Buck family were drawn to the estate in 1974, with a desire to produce Bordeaux- and Northern Rhone-inspired wines. Today, the family continues this pursuit, delivering internationally acclaimed, estate-grown wines of classical style, which represent the best qualities of their variety, vintage and vineyard.
History
Te Mata Estate was originally part of Te Mata Station, a large pastoral land-holding established by English immigrant, John Chambers, in 1854. A homestead and stables were built on the property in the early 1870’s. After...
Vineyards
Te Mata Estate’s vineyards enjoy a temperate maritime climate and low rainfall year-round, due to the rain shadow from mountains to the west. Today, Te Mata Estate encompasses 135 hectares of vines planted across 4 subre...
Winemaking
In 1989 John Buck and former Technical Director Peter Cowley decided to shift the overall winemaking philosophy away from single vineyard wines, and instead focused on parcel management, making the best expression of eac...
Biographies
Hawke's Bay
One of New Zealand’s oldest wine regions, Hawke’s Bay sits on the North Island’s eastern coast and is the birthplace of the country’s commercial winemaking. With its maritime climate and alluvial soils, it produces exceptional Bordeaux-style blends, Syrah, and Merlot.
