Blackenbrook Vineyard

Our boldly coloured Montepulciano 2010 is bursting with power, concentration and
texture, showing a heady nose of violets and chocolate.

The wine will benefit from bottle ageing and we recommend to enjoy it between now and 2015.

Soul mates from the kitchen:
Wood-fired pizza, papardelle pasta with hearty wild pork stew or spicy Hungarian Goulash

Ideal serving temperature: 18°C

·    Montepulciano originates from Central Italy and produces large, almost seedless grape berries of an amazing dark colour.

·    relatively low acidity (especially for an Italian varietal) and mild sweet tannins
·    ideally suited to the temperate Nelson climate

·    From Sustainable Production, accredited by Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand

·    100% Blackenbrook fruit from our Home block
·    Moutere clay soil with a layer of sandy loam

·    Weather Conditions: After a rather humid spring and early summer, Nelson was blessed with the most amazing Indian Summer, allowing us to pick all varieties at full ripeness.

·    Hand-picked and hand-sorted on 12 May with 23 Brix

·    Gentle di-stemming before fermentation on the skins
·    hand plunged,  light press cycle
·    Gravity-fed from press area to main winery
·    12 month ageing in French oak barriques in temperature controlled barrel room
·    Minimal pumping
·    Gentle filtration in a single pass from cloudy to sterile.
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·    Bottled on 2 Aug 2011 in Light-Weight Bottles to reduce our Carbon Footprint
·    Screw Capsules
·    14.5% Alcohol
·    only 104 cases produced