Blackenbrook Vineyard

Blackenbrook

 

Reserve

 

St Jacques

 

Blackenbrook Gewürztraminer 2008

Blackenbrook Gewürztraminer 2008
Blackenbrook Gewürztraminer 2008
 

Richly perfumed with rose-petal, Turkish Delight and spice flavours, this is a highly aromatic wine with a deliciously soft texture and a lingering off-dry finish.

It will benefit from bottle ageing and we recommend to enjoy it between now and 2010.

Ideal serving temperature: 15°C

  • 100% Blackenbrook fruit from our Home block
  • Moutere clay soil with a layer of sandy loam
  • All vines grafted on site
   
Focus on healthy soil and strong plants

Excellent spring weather resulted in almost perfect pollination. A warm summer brought along healthy canopy growth leading to the earliest harvest ever.
 
Hand-picked and hand-sorted on 19 to 22 March at optimum ripeness
22.9 - 25.6 Brix

  • Extended skin contact before whole bunch pressing
  • Gravity-fed from press area to main winery
  • Cool fermentation, stopped at approx 9g/ltr natural residual sugar
  • Extended lees contact in stainless steel
  • Minimal pumping and gentle filtration
  • No fining agents have been used

      
Bottled on 31 July 2008 under screw capsules
14.2% Alcohol


What they say...

 Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2008
Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2008Silver Medal


 
Michael Cooper-4.5 stars Michael Cooper - Winestate Magazine
Exotically perfumed, Alsace style, hand-picked very ripe and still very youthful, with substantial body and a sliver of sweetness. Fresh pear and spice aromas, with lovely richness, delicacy and harmony on the palate.

Sam Kim-4.5 stars [91/100] Sam Kim - Wine Orbit
A beautifully perfumed nose displaying mango, rose petal and subtle spice characters. The superbly weighted palate shows silky texture, rounded mouthfeel and gentle acidity. There's a touch of sweetness (8 g/l) which works brilliantly with the gentle acidity. A beautifully harmonised wine showing excellent varietal expression.

At its best: now to 2012.
 Jo Burzynska - Viva, New Zealand Herald

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


 Warren Barton - Southland Times
An aromatic wine that's good enough to dab behind the ears, but even better to consume. Spicy and seductively smooth. Off-dry.