Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	St Aidan Wines
Show	2024
Class	1
Entry Number	1#5
Brand	St Aidan Wines
Wine Name	Ferguson Chardonnay
Vintage	2023
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Jim Campbell-Clause
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Judge 1	Hidden citrus tones, closed notes - lacking fruit structure and definition
Judge 2	VPS s steel white grape fruit juicy acid mid with great length needing layers
Judge 3	meyer lemon, pithy fresh and maybe a touch simple
Associate Judge	Subtle and slightly muted on the nose. Nice balance of acid and oak phenolics. Nice wine, but missing some mid-palate fruit intensity
Associate Judge	Pretty. Salty. Grapefruit. Orange blossom. Diluted palate. Prickly.

Varietal: Chardonnay, GI: Geographe, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method	Conventional

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Old Wood 70%
Ferment	New Wood 30%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	20 / Dec / 2023
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	231
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Kim Horton/Dougal Herd