Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	St Aidan Wines
Show	2017
Class	W3
Entry Number	W3#1
Brand	St Aidan
Wine Name	Chardonnay
Vintage	2015
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	cellar door

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Silver
Judge 1	Simple; candied. A bit dried. peel and things. Has some bite to close. Pithy.
Judge 2	white floral stone fruit lift, mod intensity, buttery, richness to palate, bright acid, hot alc. creamy full bodied med length, phenolic length
Judge 3	elegant, flint nose with all the great chardonnay elements in fine, feminine balance lovely weight and flavour, acidity seems a bit nervy, drops off just a touch at the end. very good.
Associate Judge	peaches and cream stone fruits some lemon curd some creamy texture could do with extra dimensions

Varietal: Chardonnay, GI: Geographe, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Schwarzmann, 100%
Soil Type	Loam
Elevation	65 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	1600 Vines / Ha
Planted	1996
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Sustainable
Harvest Date	18 / Feb / 2015

Wine Making Information
Ferment	New Wood 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	16 / Dec / 2015
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	276
Force Class	False