Loveblock Organic Marlborough Pinot Gris 2021

Loveblock Organic Marlborough Pinot Gris 2021Dry style Rockmelon Citrus & pear Linear acidity "Bright, eve, pale straw yellow. The nose is soft, with sweet aromas of ripe pear, melon immerged with lily blossom and ginger dusting. Medium bodied, dry to taste, tropical pineapple fruit aromas merged with melon and pear formed a fine core, interweave with rich lily, and ginger lingered with refreshing acidity to a sustained finish. Mouthfeel is delicately textural, oily on the entry, then unfolds

• Dry style
• Rockmelon
• Citrus & pear
• Linear acidity

"Bright, eve, pale straw yellow. The nose is soft, with sweet aromas of ripe pear, melon immerged with lily blossom and ginger dusting. Medium-bodied, dry to taste, tropical pineapple fruit aromas merged with melon and pear formed a fine core, interweave with rich lily, and ginger lingered with refreshing acidity to a sustained finish. Mouthfeel is delicately textural, oily on the entry, then unfolds subtle and refined phenolics, leaving a silky touch. This is a thoughtful Pinot Gris with balanced lush fruit, refreshing acidity and a sophisticated textural palate. Match with steamed pork buns and white fish over the next 5 years" Candice Chow, Raymond Chan Wine Reviews, May 2022

Pale with golden touches. Elegant aromas of rockmelon yield to layers of chamomile and citrus. Beautiful prosciutto-wrapped melon, nashi pear and fruit notes are underscored with lingering texture, mouthfeel and linear acidity. The palate is complex, finishing with hints of wet stone minerality. Cellar for up to 10 years.

The grapes come from our family-owned Loveblock Farm in Lower Dashwood and were sourced entirely from our certified-organic Triangle vineyard. Here on the valley floor, the vineyard soils are aged alluvial loams containing some silt loam over stone. Organic management decreases the vigour of the vines, reducing berry size and hence overall yields. The grapes were harvested in late March yielding nine tonnes per hectare.

In making a dry style of Pinot Gris, we have to manage the vine to give physiological ripeness at low Brix, so that the wine is not overly alcoholic. Organic management does this for us, with the competition from the wild flowers and grasses forcing the vine to struggle. Once the grapes were deemed ripe, the fruit was machine harvested and membrane pressed immediately (no preservatives were added in the field to reduce the grape phenolics). The juice was then floated and inoculated with certified organic Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast in stainless steel tank. At 8 Brix, 10% of the juice was fermented in neutral French oak barrels and another 10% was transferred to a concrete egg for fermentation. These portions underwent malolactic fermentation to add complexity and mouthfeel to the finished wine. The wine was stabilised and bottled in October 2021.

Food Pairing: A wine to enjoy with delicate Asian flavours, seafood of all sorts or just simply by itself.