Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Aravina Estate
Show	2024
Class	6
Entry Number	6#6
Brand	Aravina Estate
Wine Name	Block 4 Chenin Blanc
Vintage	2023
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Ryan Aggiss
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Judge 1	Apples, pears and warmed lemons, alongside smokey oatmeal oak elements - worked wine with defined running acide line and puffed wheat notes
Judge 2	Ps tdn and flint hints of truffle fruit overwhelmed by oak and age
Judge 3	wooly hay a nice amount of hazelnutty mealy texture with some underlying support
Associate Judge	very green herbal, but lacking fruit intensity. Maybe some old dried out oak here? Nice texture
Associate Judge	Almond meal. Sweat. Popcorn. Ripe. Slightly diluted palate.

Varietal: Chenin Blanc, GI: Margaret River, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Deep,Gravel,Loam
Elevation	138 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	2000 Vines / Ha
Planted	1986
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	6.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	08 / Mar / 2023
Rainfall	960 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	New Wood 18%
Ferment	Old Wood 82%
Maturation	Large Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	01 / Dec / 2023
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	232
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Ryan Aggiss and Trent Kelly