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Wine Enthusiast: 92 Points
The Tasting Panel: 92 Points
Good Vitis: 91 Points
Gismondi on Wine: 90 Points
Wine Spectator: 89 Points
The grapes for this wine all come from our family-owned estate vineyards in Marlborough’s lower Awatere and Waihopai valleys.Cantaloupe, Cape gooseberry and crushed sweet meadow grass. Distinctly Sauvignon Blanc finish, with linear acidity balanced by creamy mouthfeel. Grown with love, made with care.
Pairs with oysters, seafood, pasta and chicken.
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Login / RegisterColour: Water white with a hint of green and gold.
Aroma: Lifted aromatics of canned peaches, pineapple and elderflower.
Palate: Cantaloupe, Cape gooseberry and crushed sweet meadow grass. Distinctly Sauvignon Blanc finish, with linear acidity balanced by creamy mouthfeel.
Food Match: Oysters, seafood, pasta and chicken.
Cellar: Up to 10 years.
Sustainable Status: Sustainably grown – SWNZ accredited. Vegan Friendly
The grapes are sourced from our family-owned estate vineyards in Marlborough’s Lower Dashwood and Lower Waihopai sub-regions. The soil type is predominately aged alluvial loams containing some silt loam over stone. Dependent on vigour, the vines are pruned to two, three or four canes and trained in a normal vertical shoot position. Ideal flowering conditions, followed by a warm dry summer meant that the grapes were picked in perfect condition. As vine vigour determines the crop load, the yield was an average of 3 tonnes per acre. Harvest occurred in the month of April.
Machine-harvested in the cool Marlborough mornings, the fruit for this wine was batch produced in small amounts, with soil variation within the vineyard determining the batch size. The batches were fermented separately until dry and a small portion of the juice was barrel fermented neutral old French oak barrels and malolactic fermentation occurred. In addition, a quarter of the tanks underwent full malolactic fermentation to reduce acidity. Post fermentation, only the best batches were selected for the final Loveblock blend.
Alcohol 13.0% pH 3.12 TA 7.80 g/l
Residual sugar 5.00 g/l
Winemaker: Kim Crawford
Tasted: August 2017
Wine Enthusiast: 92 Points
The Tasting Panel: 92 Points
Good Vitis: 91 Points
Gismondi on Wine: 90 Points
Wine Spectator: 89 Points
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