Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Talisman Wines
Show	2018
Class	W3
Entry Number	W3#7
Brand	Talisman
Wine Name	'Gabrielle' Chardonnay
Vintage	2016
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Judge 1	big colour, trop fruit guava, acid hard lacks carry on palate OTT
Judge 2	peachy, Malibu sunscreen, sweet and oily, mlf characters, oak a touch stavey and raw, lacking finesse and detail. well balanced riper style nonetheless.
Judge 3	Slight reduction on the nose, ripe fruit, good acidity, love the salty spice complexity lacing through the mid palate and finish. Plenty to touch and feel here. Fruit flavours are a little mono-dimensional, but the structure, complexity, spice and winery work is evident in every mouthful. Touch sweet (not sugar, oak) through the finish.
Associate Judge	peanuts, ripe peaches, bursting mid palate. back palate quite pithy seems a touch jagged to me
Associate Judge	Flinty, struck match, oak stands out from fruit, disjointed, slightly hard. Shame as good fruit present but not well integrated, too much so2 hard edge.

Varietal: Chardonnay, GI: Geographe, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method	Conventional

Wine Making Information
Cases Produced	380
Force Class	False