Blackenbrook Vineyard
Blackenbrook
Reserve
St Jacques
Blackenbrook Reserve Gewürztraminer 2007
A complex nose of rose petal and Turkish Delight leads to a luscious spicy palate with great weight, concentration and length.
The wine is built for ageing and we recommend to enjoy it between now and 2011.
- Single Vineyard: Home block
- Moutere clay soil with a layer of sandy loam
- Focus on healthy soil and strong plants
- All vines grafted on site
Cold temperatures and rain at flowering, followed by excellent summer and autumn weather
Extremely small crop of 800kg/ha
Hand-picked and hand-sorted on 1 April with 23 Brix
- Extended skin contact before pressing
- Gravity-fed from press area to main winery
- Cool fermentation, stopped at approx. 12g/ltr residual sugar
- Ageing on fine lees in a used oak barrel
Minimal pumping
No fining pre-bottling
Bottled on 1 August 2007 under DIAM cork
13.0% Alcohol
Only 336 bottles produced
The Diam Cork
The DIAM cork guarantees a 100% cork taint free closure of wine bottles. These corks also offer near perfect seals and no random cork oxidation or leaks.The cork is reduced to cork flour, before being washed with carbon dioxide removing TCA. Subsequently the flour is reconstituted and held together by the same polymer that contact lenses are made from.
What they say...
[93/100] Bob Campbell - Gourmet Traveller Wine MagazineConcentrated with good fruit purity and strong varietal characters. A medium-dry style with a lengthy finish.
A product of meticulous viticulture in an excellent vintage from one of Nelson’s rising stars.
Michael Cooper - Winestate MagazineExtremely rare wine with substantial body and well-spiced, citrus-fruit and pear flavours that linger well. Slightly sweet, with good delicacy and potential.
[88/100] Sam Kim - Wine OrbitThe nose is beautifully perfumed displaying tangelo, mango, floral and subtle honey notes.Neil Hodgson - The Nelson Mail
It’s succulent and refreshing on the palate with nicely balanced acidity and gentle sweetness.
This is a smooth and very appealing style.
This is a beautifully constructed wine. Elegant power sums up the intensity of palate weight and flavour well-balanced with just the right amount of sweetness and acidity.
There are only 336 bottles so be quick.