Blackenbrook Vineyard

In the lead-up to the Nelson Aromatic Symposium Jo Burzynska looks at “Awesome Aromatics” in New Zealand Herald’s Viva of 13 January 2010.

Next month some of the world’s wine authorities will descend on New Zealand to talk and taste at the Nelson Aromatics Symposium. It’s the second time the international showcase event has been held here and highlights the importance these fragrant white varieties have in the country’s grape mix. [...]

After her introduction Jo Burzynska recommends selected Aromatics from around the country.  Naturally we are thrilled to see our Reserve Gewürztraminer 2008 featured – the same wine that will represent Nelson in the Gewürztraminer flight at the Aromatic Symposium:

Blackenbrook is a relatively new Nelson estate that has swiftly established itself as one of the most exciting producers of Aromatics in the region.

Made by Daniel Schwarzenbach, an ex-medical chemist and microbiologist whose wine experience spans work in Europe to time as chief winemaker at Nelson’s Seifried Estate, his Gewürztraminer is a soft, richly textured wine with subtle notes of the variety’s Turkish delight character, as well as aniseed and Middle Eastern spice.

Read the entire article here.