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Our Current Range : The Philosophy : How Te Motu Ages
The Family Behind the Name : How the Labels
got their Names
The blend varies from year to year. Each constituent variety
is aged separately in its
barrels, which are tasted after about 22 months, to determine
which shall be drawn off for
second wine, Dunleavy Cabernet/Merlot, leaving the best
of the rest to mature gracefully another six to nine months
before being bottled as Te Motu. Typically, Te Motu is bottle aged a further
two to three years before being labelled and packaged
for release.
Although ready to drink when it its released, Te Motu wines generally benefit from further cellaring.
The aging status of our wines was last assessed at a vertical tasting on the 15 May 2008.
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