Blackenbrook Vineyard
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Blackenbrook in the Press
2010
- Nelson – undeniably a Fine Wine Region
- Touring Nelson’s fantastic Wineries with Neil Hodgson
- Chris Patten of London’s Financial Times muses over his recent visit to Nelson
- Sue Courtney visits Blackenbrook in her bright yellow MG
- Neil Hodgson blown away by Vintage 2010
- Dream Harvest expected
- How I started my own winery – an inspirational tale by New Zealand Life & Leisure
- Nelson – home of New Zealand’s finest aromatic wines
- The phenomenal popularity of Pinot Gris shows no signs of waning
- Awesome Aromatics by Jo Burzynska
2009
- Riesling 2008 featured in Warren Barton’s Christmas Wine Guide
- International Trophy for Blackenbrook Sauvignon Blanc 2007
- Sue Courtney raves about our Pinot Gris 2008
- Blackenbrook well received
- Gold from Bragato
- Nelson aromatics show class
- Getting Competitive
- Innovation at Blackenbrook
- Nelson winery back as Kiwi rep.
- Hodgson on our Gewurztraminer ’08
- Blackenbrook Wines Full of Flavour
- Top New Zealand Rieslings
- NZ Winemakers – the new guard..
2008
2007
When well-known wine writer Sue Courtney saw our Pinot Gris 2008 had 15% alcohol, she got quite worried and expected an unbalanced wine with a hot finish.
But after tasting it blind she was utterly impressed and even likened it to a Pinot Gris of the fabulous Domaine Zind-Humbrecht in Alsace – the exact winery where Daniel worked as a cellar-hand many years ago! She published the following glowing review on her Web Site “Wine of the Week”:
In the mouth it simply seduces with its gorgeous seamless texture that flows across the tongue and coats the insides of the cheeks. It’s a full-bodied wine that seems rich and luscious with some spice and spritz but finishes dry with vanilla, macadamia and apricot the lasting memory….
I can’t believe how good this wine is even with 15% alcohol. It has lovely balance, flavour, mouthfeel and length.
Read the entire review here.
