New Zealand / Bordeaux blend

Hawke's Bay 1988 Bordeaux blend

Source-supported draft: Hawke's Bay Bordeaux blend 1988 is Very Good, anchored by Te Mata's Coleraine-era Cabernet/Merlot track record but with less direct vintage evidence than 1989. Buy Coleraine and top Cabernet/Merlot producers only...

88 - Very Good
Score88
ConfidenceGood
MaturityVariable
Window1992-2006

Vivintage verdict

Very Good

Source-supported draft: Hawke's Bay Bordeaux blend 1988 is Very Good, anchored by Te Mata's Coleraine-era Cabernet/Merlot track record but with less direct vintage evidence than 1989. Buy Coleraine and top Cabernet/Merlot producers only...

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