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Exhibitor Oliver's Taranga Vineyards
Show 2015
Class 25
Entry Number 25#2
Brand Oliver's Taranga Vineyards
Wine Name Oliver's Taranga Sagrantino
Vintage 2012
Origin Single Vineyard
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Oliver's Taranga Vineyards, 246 Seaview Road, McLaren Vale
Judging Results
Medal / Award Bronze
Judge 1 rich ripe darkly fruited nose with lost of spice.. Sweet/ripe comcetrated dark berry fruit, liqueur-like, rum truffle, big body, quite warm alcohol but balanced tannins. finishes on a sweet note.
Judge 2 Muscular, meaty and feral - but sweaty on the nose. Quite well balanced, but lacks freshness throughout.
Judge 3 Brick red colour and earth meaty notes. Spicy plum and rich chewy fruit tannins. Nice sweet tannin finish.
Associate Judge menthol orange peel, middle is complex with sweetness and spice tannins are softer and starting to get woody
Varietal: Sagrantino, GI: McLaren Vale, 100%
Clone MAT 4, Roostock: 110 Richter, 100%
Soil Type Loam,Limestone/Calcareous,Shallow
Elevation 100 Metres above sea level
Planted 2004
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional Certificate: 0
Crop Yeild 4.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date 18 / Mar / 2012
Rainfall 0 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
Ferment Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation Small Format Oak 100%
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 500
Force Class False