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Entry Information
ExhibitorCoughlan Estate
Show2021
Class5B
Entry Number5B#7
BrandCoughlan Estate
Wine NameChenin Blanc
Vintage2020
OriginSingle Vineyard
Viticulturist NameRyan Gibbs
Commercial LabelYes
AvailabilityCellar Door
Judging Results
Medal / AwardGold
Judge 1full and flavoursome yet has nice balance and restraint. good acidity
Judge 2Gun smoke, flinty with some lees work and cheesy complexity. Some lactone notes on the palate but well made
Judge 3Rich, ripe, oak is there and toasty - lends a spicy hand - lemon curd, white pepper and saline acidity. Salted pineapple. long.
Associate Judgeholding oak well. quite well integrated and mouresh. hint of sea breeze. tropical fruits. butteriness if prominent
Associate JudgeWarm and slightly flinty, complex, lovely texture. Complex. Citrus, quince, reduction meet well.
Varietal: Chenin Blanc, GI: Geographe, 100%
CloneUnknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil TypeGravel
Planted1978
IrrigationNone
Growing MethodSustainable
Harvest Date07 / Feb / 2020
Wine Making Information
FermentOld Wood 100%
MaturationLarge Format Oak 100%
ClosureScrew
Cases Produced65
Force ClassFalse
Winemaker NoteNaturaliste Vintners