Blackenbrook Vineyard
Blackenbrook Riesling 2009
Our Nelson Riesling 2009 seduces with its intensely floral and mineral nature. Crafted in a medium-dry style, it achieves real tension between acidity and sweetness.
100% Blackenbrook fruit from our 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 sustainability
After a good Nelson summer with plenty of sunshine, we headed into a wet February. Fortunately the good weather returned and we enjoyed a picture-book harvest with warm days and cool nights – excellent conditions for flavour development.
Hand-picked and hand-sorted on 7 April
Whole bunch pressed
Gravity-fed from press area to main winery
Cool fermentation, stopped at 15g/ltr natural residual sugar.
Extended fine lees contact in stainless steel
Minimal pumping and gentle filtration
Bottled on 31 July 2009 under screw capsules
12.5% Alcohol
What they say...
Bragato Wine Awards 2010Silver Medal
Michael Cooper - Winestate MagazineVery youthful, tight and racy, this estate-grown wine is a medium style (15g/litre of residual sugar) with strong peach, lemon and lime flavours, woven with fresh acidity.
Vibrantly fruity, with a minerally streak, it shows excellent intensity and obvious cellaring potential.
[92/100] Sam Kim - Wine OrbitA beautifully expressive Riesling showing floral, lime zest and chalky mineral characters on the nose. The palate is fine and bright with gentle sweetness (15 g/l) which is superbly balanced by the crisp acidity. The wine is long and delicate with a beautifully drying finish. Yet another stunning wine from this outstanding producer. At its best: now to 2015.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.