2021 Loveblock Marlborough Pinot Gris
Fragrant nose with aromas of fruit pastille mixed with pear and a wisp of herb. Perfumed without overt sweetness. Supple and rounded palate, yet an appealing crispness too which keeps this fresh and lively. Spiced pears fill the palate, lime cordial notes with aeration. Very true to the grape, showing a […]
Loveblock Organic Pinot Gris Marlborough 2021 $21Crisp and fruity and just nudging dry in a flavoursome style. Lime, poached pear, a hint of ginger spice and green tea. Both vegan and organic. Great as a slightly chilled aperitif or with seafood, or Thai foods.Available: Glengarry, Fine O Wines, Pt. Chev Organic Wines.
Phil Parker, witchdoctor.co.nz (July […]
Loveblock Pinot Gris 2021, MarlboroughPinot Gris from New Zealand – MarlboroughReview Date : 24-May-2022☆☆☆☆☆Bright, even, pale straw yellow. The nose is soft, with sweet aromas of ripe pear and melon merged with lily blossom and ginger dusting. Medium-bodied, dry to the taste, tropical pineapple fruit aromas merged with melon and pear and formed a fine […]
2021 Loveblock Marlborough Pinot Gris – Organic
“Crisp and fruity and just nudging dry in a flavoursome style. Lime, poached pear, a hint of ginger spice and green tea. Both vegan and organic. Great as a slightly chilled aperitif or with seafood, or Thai foods,” Phil Parker.
Phil Parker, Ponsonby News (June 2022)
2020 Loveblock Marlborough Pinot Gris
“Pinot Gris is not an easy variety to get right. But this bottling, from Kim and Erica Crawford, is perfectly pitched. It’s bright and layered with fresh—and not overly ripe—fruit notes of apple and pear alongside fresh fennel, lime leaf and jasmine. The palate is wonderfully textural, a balance of fleshy, […]
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.” […]
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 […]
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)
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Loveblock Pinot Gris Marlborough 2019
Score: 89
Release Price: $34
Tasting Note
Pear, nectarine and apricot flavors are supple and fresh on a soft and juicy frame. Shows details of green tea and dried flowers on the finish. Drink now. 1,000 cases made, 750 cases imported. — MW
Loveblock Pinot Noir Central Otago 2019
Score: 89
Release Price: $36
Tasting Note
Tangy wild […]
A grape by any other name
By Mark Henderson
In life you might question someone who goes by an alias, but in the world of grape varieties this is all very commonplace.
Pinot Gris is but one example.
Whether labelled as pinot grigio in Italy, grauburgunder and rulander in Germany and Austria (the former generally drier, the latter more often […]
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