Loveblock Gewürztraminer - Estate 2020

Pale gold with hints of green. Classic perfume of rosewater and Turkish delight, with a touch of jasmine and orange zest. Hints of guava, sweet mandarin and blood orange on the palate. Finishes with good rounded texture and nice acid tension.

Loveblock Marlborough Gewurztraminer (Estate) Tasting Notes with Erica

Relatively unique in Marlborough, the grapes for this wine were sourced entirely from our family-owned Hillside vineyard in Lower Dashwood, where the elevated and windy location challenges the vines.

Once at the winery, the grapes picked first were harvested were crushed, destemmed, must chilled and pressed on juice. The juice spent approximately 6 hours in contact with skins in order to lift the pH and imbue the final wine with more aromatic flavours. The grapes harvested later in March were crushed, destemmed, must chilled and pressed immediately (with no skin contact). The two sets of juice were blended and then floated, warmed and inoculated with M2 aromatic yeast. A cool fermentation followed and when the wine was deemed in balance (in residual sugar, alcohol and acidity) the ferment was stopped. The wine was then stabilised, filtered and bottled in June 2020.