Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Fifth Estate Wines
Show	2021
Class	1
Entry Number	1#5
Brand	Fifth Estate Wines
Wine Name	Chardonnay
Vintage	2020
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	online

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Gold
Judge 1	tight and linear, hints of struck match and balanced oak
Judge 2	Good citrus and smokey oak combination, gun smoke and wet stone. Oak is present but supported. Has drive and citrucy aftertaste. Good wine
Judge 3	Worked, spicy, complex, nice clean fruit on the midpalate - salted white peach etc. Not long, but very good.
Associate Judge	tasted almond on the nose generous vanilla use hint of ginger a bit of struggle to fine fruits but poached apple and pear presence
Associate Judge	Pretty nose, salinity and limestone pushing through, but fruit is lost

Varietal: Chardonnay, GI: , 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Elevation	35 Metres above sea level
Growing Method	Conventional

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Old Wood 100%
Maturation	Large Format Oak 100%
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	105
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Peter Stanlake