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Riding the Pyrazine Curve Erica Crawford Loveblock Farms New Zealand

Cl Classic Ma Marl rlbor orou ough Sa Sauvignon on Bl Blanc “There had never before been a wine that crackled and spat its flavours at you from the glass..” Oz Clarke (ozclarke.com) on NZ Sauvignon Blanc speaking at the 2016 International Sauvignon Blanc Conference. Ne New Zealand Sauvignon on Blanc assails the senses with red capsicum (bell pepper) and goos ooseberry characters, , lush trop opical fruit ov overtones, fresh cut grass, tomato stalks, and grapefruit or lime

St Standard Vineyard Pract ctice ce Clones: 95% UCD1 / MS Trellis: 4 cane VSP. 2.4m x 1.8m Smart’s Perfect Canopy Pre veraison leaf pluck at pea size / 21 days post flowering, expose 70% bunches Post veraison shading Look for active vegetative growth at harvest, keeping water up Field additions at harvester: PMS 100g/t Ascorbic 50g/t

St Standard Winemaking g Pract ctice ce Brix guidelines: 21.8 – 22.5 Alcohol 12.5 – 13% RS 5g/L pH 3.2 – 3.3 TA 8.5 – 9 Skin time: 1.5hours thereabouts Bag press Yeast various X5, elegance, PDM Rack onto sulphur, protein stabilize, cold stabilize, cross flow, membrane filter to bottle Ave tank size 1 mil L

Kim Kim Crawford 2016 Marlb lborough Sauvig ignon Bla lanc Vineyard sites 70% Wairau (passion fruit, pink grape fruit) 30% Awatere (lemon, lime, fresh herbs) Harvest Date: March – April 2016 TA: 7.4g/L pH: 3.28 RS: 4g/L Alcohol: 13% Blend circa 18 mill L / 2 mill 9L cases

Vin Vineyard Pr Practise at at Lo Loveb eblock ck Estate vineyards in Awatere Valley Eros 100 acres 70 SB, 30 PG, Woolshed 30 acres Comely Bank 45 acres, as needed Practice driven by Organic regulation.

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CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC

Vin Vineyard Pr Practise at at Lo Loveb eblock ck Seek “riper, fruit style” more constrained / less green aromatics, focus on texture All leaf plucked pre-veraison, late as poss without damage Hard hand pluck post-veraison 35% of vines Re Revers rse manage the pyra razine curve Do not seek to enhance pyrazines curve with shading Esp NB in Awatere

Vin Vineyard Pr Practise at at Lo Loveb eblock ck No field additions as per Organic Thiol pre-curser oxidation management issue? 1 hour on skin Awatere Valley: higher MIBP vs Wairau, SV 3MH, 3M 3M 3MHA s s aid to be same as Wairau, SV. ? ? Hig Higher er at this is lit little le ar area ea

Lo Loveb eblock ck 2016 2016 Marl rlborough Sauvignon Bl Blanc Vineyard sites 84% Awatere (organic 40% of total) 16 % Southern Valleys Soil Sandy stony loam / aged alluvial & colluvium Trellis: 3 cane VSP vigour dependent Drip irrigation up to 8L / vine / day Yield 3 tonne / acre

Lo Loveb eblock ck 2016 2016 Harvest data: Date: 16 April 2016 Alcohol 13.5% pH 3.12 TA 7.8 g/l Residual sugar 5.0 g/l Blend: 180,000L 20k 9L cases

Lo Loveb eblock ck Wi Wine nema making ng Bag pressed Floated with pea protein (vegan) Post ferment: 10% neutral French barrels Some malo Filler: Moscato dry, Chenin Blanc, Pinot Gris Tank size: 6o, 45,5, 15’s Bottle date: August 2016

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