Blackenbrook Vineyard

A bright aromatic wine with tempting flavours of tropical fruit, red capsicum and lemon grass with a charming dash of minerality.

Soul mates from the kitchen

Seared Nelson scallops, pan-fried blue cod, barbecued green lipped mussels and cockles, chicken breasts with spinach, macadamias
and cottage cheese stuffing

Ideal serving temperature: 8 – 10°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, strong plants 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-harvested and hand-sorted in three individual picks at different stages of ripeness from 5 to 15 April.

Whole bunch pressed
Gravity-fed from press area to main winery
Cool fermentation
Extended fine lees contact in stainless steel

Minimal pumping
No fining pre-bottling
Gentle filtration in a single pass from cloudy to sterile.

Bottled on 28 July 2009 under screw capsules

• 13.0% Alcohol