Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Show	2018
Class	WA3
Entry Number	WA3#31
Brand	DPIRD
Wine Name	Saperavi
Vintage	2018
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	No
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	HC
Judge 1	super purps, licorise confectionary, red rope palate with amorphos tannin structure little bubble gum but ok
Judge 2	nice rustic, meaty tannins, some decent fruits there, touch herbal, acid a little pronounced. rustic peaty finish. great colour.
Judge 3	What a colour! Red globe grapes, mulberries, magnificent concentration of colour and flavour. A wine for the people. Or maybe for blending. Silky mouthfeel and lovely lingering countenance.
Associate Judge	super expressive nose, cherries jump out of glass, a little confectionary fruits, red frogs but drying palate
Associate Judge	pretty, lifted, rhubarb, purple jellybeans, good concentration, generous, nice acid, fleshy, rhubarb like texture. Clean vibrant youthful wine.

Varietal: Saperavi, GI: Geographe, 100%
Clone	I11V10, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Clay,Loam
Planted	2012
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	10.40 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	07 / Mar / 2018

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation	Stainless Steel 100%
Bottling Date	06 / Jul / 2018
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	30
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Richard Fennessy