{"product_id":"te-mata-awatea-cabernets-merlot-2021-750ml","title":"Te Mata - Awatea Cabernets - Merlot 2021 (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinemaker Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA deep brilliant crimson with an underlying amethyst hue, immediately offers up concentrated blackcurrant, blackberry, dark plum, cocoa-powder and cedar with a subtle marine note in the background. The ripe dark and red fruit is fresh and varietally defined, enlivening the wine with layers of brightness, persistence and appeal. This depth of fruit, balanced by the bright, ripe, acid tension, carries right through to its fine dry finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProfessional Ratings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e96Robert Parker's Wine Advocate\u003cbr\u003e\nThe 2021 Awatea Cabernets Merlot is dusty and chalky aromatically, with lavender and crushed rocks, pouch tobacco and a sheet or two of nori. The wine feels fleshy despite that, and this brings a pleasurable see-saw of savory and succulent. This is an excellent wine and perfumed to the extreme.\u003cbr\u003e\n93James Suckling\u003cbr\u003e\nAromas of fresh flower stems and green leaves. Fresh bark, too. Roses. Graphite. Medium-bodied with tight and linear tannins and a focused and refined finish. Slightly chewy. Juicy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Te Mata","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53342170972384,"sku":"132058","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/files\/te-mata-awatea-cabernets-merlot_1.jpg?v=1783544470","url":"https:\/\/yianniswinery.com\/products\/te-mata-awatea-cabernets-merlot-2021-750ml","provider":"Yiannis Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}