Reviews: 93 Points, Wine Enthusiast
2020 Loveblock Marlborough Pinot Gris
93 Points / Editors’ Choice
Articles: How a Mug of Rooibos Tea May Revolutionize Winemaking, Somm TV
How a Mug of Rooibos Tea May Revolutionize Winemaking
“Where there’s tea, there is hope.” English playwright, Wing Pinero, may have been onto something in the late 1800s. Centuries later, some winemakers are replacing sulfur with tannins from tea leaves. In 2011, Trevor Strydom had an epiphany when his daughter brought him a cup of Rooibos […]
Reviews: New Zealand Wines: Michael Cooper’s Buyer’s Guide
2021 Loveblock Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc – Organic
“Estate-grown and partly (33 per cent) hand-picked in the lower Awatere Valley, the 2021 vintage (4.5*) was fermented in tanks (mostly) and a mix of clay amphorae, concrete eggs and oak barrels. Bright, light lemon/green, it is a distinctive wine, medium to full-bodied, with very good intensity of vigorous, […]
Reviews: Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous
2021 Loveblock Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc – Estate
“Bursting with energy, the 2021 Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough) offers excellent concentration of freshly cut pineapple alongside lemon sherbet and peach. There’s a subtle green background note of capsicum and gooseberry displaying the variety’s spectrum of flavors. It has a powerful core and sinew on the long, fragrant finish.” […]
Reviews: Winestate Wine of the Year Awards Annual Edition 2022
2020 Loveblock Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc – Organic
5 Stars / 98 Points
“Certified organic, this is a top vintage of this single-vineyard, Awatere Valley wine. Showing excellent complexity (one-third of the blend was aged in a mix of clay amphorae, barrels and concrete eggs), it is mouthfilling, fleshy, sweet-fruited and dry, with concentrated, ripely herbaceous flavours and […]
Reviews: 93 Points, Cameron Douglas MS
2020 Loveblock Marlborough Pinot Gris – 93 Points
An elegant, silky textured expression with fresh Bosc pear and red apple, white nectarine and honeysuckle.
Cameron Douglas MS, World of Wine (Nov 2021)
Articles: Three evolving styles of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
Three evolving styles of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
New Zealand’s Marlborough region is famous for singular Sauvignon Blanc, but as Chris Howard discovers, diverse expressions are well under way deep in the South Pacific.
Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc’s overnight success simultaneously redefined the French variety and placed New Zealand on the wine world stage. Exploding on the scene in […]
Reviews: 91 Points, NZ Wine Rater
2020 Loveblock Central Otago Pinot Noir
Intense and primary on the nose, with aromas of red cherry stones, and wild raspberries, opening up to more layers of complexity in the glass when given air time… showing stewed rhubarb, cured meat and lilacs. Quite substantial and tasty on the palate with vibrant, juicy red fruit, and firm, […]
Articles: Seeking freshness in the southern hemisphere, Jancis Robinson
An update on organic Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir from New Zealand. 98% of Marlborough vineyards are now picked by machines, such as the one pictured above courtesy of New Zealand Winegrowers Inc, te Pā. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times.
There’s something archetypal about Paris and Sancerre. I associate glasses of pale, searing, […]
Podcast: For the Love of Wine – Erica Crawford
For the Love of Wine – Oct 17 2021 – Erica Crawford
The New Zealand world of wine is full of colourful people who are all passionate about their craft.
Journalist Kirsten Roedsgaard is passionate about New Zealand wine and invites people in the wine Industry to talk about their careers, back ground, wines and more.
Listen to […]