Tasting Notes
94/100 Cameron Douglas MS, camdouglasms.com
91/100 Bob Campbell MW, therealreview.com
The weather gods were on our side, giving us an exceptional growing season.
With ample spring rain the vineyard was off to a strong start and quickly grew a vibrant green canopy, the powerhouse producing the energy for the new crop.
Grapevines are wind-pollinators and the dry and sunny December was perfect for a good, even fruit set.
From January right into harvest a heat wave and drought gripped Nelson Tasman. Luckily our un-irrigated vines have deep roots and managed to find sufficient water deep down in the gravelly clay soils. They thrived in the challenging conditions and gave us a beautiful crop with outstanding colour and flavours. Harvest kicked off on 8 March, the earliest we’ve seen it at Blackenbrook’s ever.
Please confirm that you are of legal age to enter this site.
Year of birth:
Enter Site
By entering this site you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy