Loveblock Sauvignon Blanc - Estate 2022

Colour: Water white with a hint of green and gold. Aroma: Clear and attractive notes of peach, fresh fruit and straw. Palate: In the mouth it is dry, pure and fresh with ripe peach and papaya, basil notes and nuances of ocean air. Delicious acidity and layered textures lead to a long, evolving finish.

Loveblock Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc (Estate) Tasting Notes with Erica

The grapes were 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. The stellar 2021 growing season delivered ideal flowering conditions, followed by a warm, dry summer meaning 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 March.

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 (approximately 50% went through malolactic fermentation in tank). Post fermentation, only the best batches were selected for the final Loveblock blend.

The batches were fermented separately until dry and a small portion of the juice was barrel fermented in neutral old French oak barrels. Approximately 50% of the wine went through malolactic fermentation in tank. Post fermentation, only the best batches were selected for the final Loveblock blend.