Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Show	2020
Class	WA16B
Entry Number	WA16B#15
Brand	DPIRD
Wine Name	Saperavi
Vintage	2020
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	No
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	VHC
Judge 1	inky, brooding , intense , savoury tannins , elemental, unevolved , interesting , balance?
Judge 2	Unbelievable colour - midnight purple. With a hot pink flush. The palate is saturated, chewy, full and rich with bucketloads of berries and exotic spice to support. Good length of flavour - all things in line and place. Glossy modern vibrant bouncy.
Judge 3	dark and brooding, blood plums, touch feral. . . intense colour, some savoury herbs overlaying cooking chocolate and rum raison fruits, thumper
Associate Judge	red fruits, some oak presence in the nose. its quite well balanced between the fruit and the oak flavour.tannins are smooth and carries a lot of that fruit through the palate.
Associate Judge	Deep colour! Concentrated black currants, forest fruits. brooding. Juicy and fleshy with fine supporting tannins. Lovely concentration and fruit expression.

Varietal: Saperavi, GI: Geographe, 100%
Clone	I11V10, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Clay,Loam
Planted	2012
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Harvest Date	18 / Feb / 2020

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation	Stainless Steel 100%
Bottling Date	07 / Jul / 2020
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	30
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Richard Fennessy