Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Oakover Vineyards
Show	2023
Class	1
Entry Number	1#17
Brand	Nikola Estate
Wine Name	Geographe Chardonnay
Vintage	2022
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Ryan Gibbs
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1	attenuated, barocca, big buttery popcorn element, tropical fruits, volumptuous palate, very caramel, some RS from stuck ferment? malo character dominant. feels a bit fat on the palate
Judge 2	Ps grapefruit white peach char toast funk , broad mid palate sweet and doughy Portuguese custard tart finish
Judge 3	Popcorn lathered in french butter and spinkled nuts on top - alluring and moreish generous on palate - acid tension good, but lingering fruit sweetness cloying endnote
Associate Judge	Flinty reduction, lees work. Cloying fruit clashing with lees texture. Lacks some acid drive.
Associate Judge	Toasted nuts, vanilla pod. Freshly cooked breoche, honey, orange pith, bold flavour

Varietal: Chardonnay, GI: Geographe, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method	Conventional
Harvest Date	10 / Mar / 2022

Wine Making Information
Ferment	New Wood 50%
Ferment	Old Wood 50%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	20 / Dec / 2022
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	132
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Damian Hutton