Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	St Aidan Wines
Show	2018
Class	W3
Entry Number	W3#3
Brand	St Aidan
Wine Name	Chardonnay
Vintage	2017
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	cellar door

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Judge 1	mod pale, nose closed, palate little frontal and warming
Judge 2	more golden and peachy, subtle wafers etc, hint of attenuation, little broad and peachy on palate. solid well made wine though.
Judge 3	Candied banana on the nose - white currant, summer strawberry, nashi pear and jasmine florals. Hints of crushed oyster and spring afternoons. The length of flavour is moderate at best. It has a salivating thread of brine running through the wine... delicate.
Associate Judge	preserved lemons, green apple pithy, vegetal, lemon thyme, unripe stone fruits, good texture on back palate
Associate Judge	lifted, cream lime, nice and clean. nice acid throughout, clean, finishes savoury. Minerality cleaning up back of palate, a lovely clean, palate with mealiness, minerality and delicious satiating palate. .

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	1997
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Sustainable
Harvest Date	15 / Mar / 2017

Wine Making Information
Ferment	New Wood 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	22 / Dec / 2017
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	186
Force Class	False