Blackenbrook Vineyard
Blackenbrook
Reserve
St Jacques
Blackenbrook Riesling 2007
Classical floral aromas meld engagingly with grapefruit and honey flavours. Medium-dry in style, it has a finely balanced acidity and weighty texture.
The wine will benefit from bottle ageing and we recommend to enjoy it between now and 2010.
- Single Vineyard: Home block
- Moutere clay soil with a layer of sandy loam
- All vines grafted on site
- Clones: Gm 110 and Gm 198-19
- Focus on healthy soil and strong plants
- Cold temperatures and rain at flowering, followed by excellent summer and autumn weather
- Hand-picked and hand-sorted from 10 to 23 April 2007 with 23.7 Brix
- Extended skin contact before pressing
- Whole bunch pressed
- Gravity-fed from press area to main winery
- Cool fermentation, stopped at 8g/ltr natural residual sugar
- Extended fine lees contact in stainless steel
- Minimal pumping
- Cross flow filtration
- Bottled on 31 July 2007 under screw capsules
- 13.5% Alcohol
What they say...
Liquorland Top 100, 2008Silver Medal.
WinestateFleshy, weighty style with ripe citrus fruit and passionfruit flavours, fresh, vibrant and concentrated. Lovely texture and harmony, with an off-dry, well-rounded finish and great drinkability.
[89/100] Wine OrbitA
very fine bouquet displaying lime zest, floral and subtle mineral notes.The
palate shows medium sweetness (10 g/l) brilliantly balanced by the refreshing
acidity and fine texture. A beautifully flowing and textured Riesling.At its
best: now to 2013.
A rich, dryish style with weight and concentration, it is well balanced with sweet citrus and pineapple balanced by zesty acidity. A fresh, refreshing with underlying 'oomph', it's slightly grainy in texture with a long, clean aftertaste.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.
