Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Zein Estate
Show	2023
Class	2
Entry Number	2#7
Brand	Zein Estate
Wine Name	Sauvignon Blanc
Vintage	2022
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Sam Zein
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Judge 1	big mango pineapple, some underarm sulfide lift, tinned pineapple juice, very lean passionfruit acid, which cleans up the palate, but it is very sour
Judge 2	Grapefruit and lemon frontal passion fruit mid and pineapple finish . Island Holliday lingering length
Judge 3	Ripe jasmine, gooseberries, green peppers, sun-riped peaches & apricots - full of juice in the beginning of the palate with adjoining acid line - dies a little short
Associate Judge	Reductive, sweaty, smoky herbaceous. Good fruit weight and length. Reduction overshadows fruit.
Associate Judge	hay and honey on palate, pine apple juice and haribo pineapple. fun delicious drop

Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc, GI: Geographe, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Gravel,Loam,Quartz,Sand
Elevation	240 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	1600 Vines / Ha
Planted	1992
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	6.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	25 / Feb / 2022

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	22 / Aug / 2022
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	205
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Bruce Dukes and Remi Guise