Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Eternity Rutherglen Pty Ltd
Show	2015
Class	1B
Entry Number	1B#5
Brand	Rutherglen Estates
Wine Name	Viognier
Vintage	2013
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Cellar Door, online, Melbourne bottle shops, Canberra bottle shops, NE Vic bottle shops

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Overall Score	87
Judge 1	Reductive, sulfidic whiff. Pinched palate. Acidity the dominant feature as fruit has been scalped by the sulphur
Judge 2	Reductive cheesey notes. Fat palate lacks structure
Judge 3	Attractive sulphide, fig, nut on nose. Balanced but full and persistent palate. Complete wine.
Associate Judge	Reductive. Well defined varietal stone fruit character on palate. Very good to excellent fruit intensity. Good length.

Varietal: Viognier, GI: Rutherglen, 100%
Clone	Montpellier 1968, Roostock: SO4, 100%
Soil Type	Deep,Sand,Clay,Unknown,Loam,Limestone/Calcareous,Volcanic,Silt,Gravel,Rocky,Shallow
Elevation	190 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	1666 Vines / Ha
Planted	1999
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional Certificate: 0
Crop Yeild	7.80 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	15 / Mar / 2013
Rainfall	0 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Wood 40%
Ferment	Wood 60%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	14 / Feb / 2014
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	170
Force Class	False