Blackenbrook Pinot Gris 2018
Blackenbrook Pinot Gris 2018
Get seduced by this finely poised Pinot Gris full of tantalising pears and spice aromas!
Tasting Notes:
Our Pinot Gris 2018 is an elegant Alsatian-style aromatic with delicate peach, pear and spice aromas, a hint of ginger and a long, textural finish.
Ideal serving temperature: 15°C
From Sustainable Production, accredited by Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand
Vegan wine, certified by the New Zealand Vegetarian Society
Reviews:
4 Stars Michael Cooper
Floral and finely textured, it's a medium-dry style, full-bodied, with fresh pear, lychee and spice flavours, showing excellent delicacy and depth. Best drinking mid-2019.
From Sustainable Production, accredited by Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand
Vegan wine, certified by the New Zealand Vegetarian Society
Weather Conditions: An extremely dry spring lead to an early draught. Luckily we had irrigation available to support the flowering and ensure good pollination.
Summer brought good amounts of rain and warm temperatures, promoting vigorous canopy and grass growth. Unfortunately this weather pattern culminated in two large cyclones - Fehi and Gita - battering the region in February.
March was warm and dry, allowing the now fragile crop to ripen nicely. Once again we had an exceptional picking team who diligently selected the fruit and sent high quality grapes to the winery.
Viticulture
• 100% fruit from our 16 year old Home block
• Moutere clay soil with a layer of sandy loam
• Clones: Mission, Larcomb, KWV 7A
• Manual shoot thinning, leaf plucking and crop reduction
• Hand-harvested and hand-sorted on 20 March 2018
Winemaking
• Extremely gentle winemaking: Whole bunch pressed, gravity-fed from
press area to main winery, cool fermentation, minimal pumping, no fining pre-bottling
• Oak-ageing for 10% of the wine to add complexity
• 9g/ltr natural residual sugar
• Bottled on 16 July 18 under screw-capsules
• 13.0% alcohol