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Entry Information
ExhibitorKirrihill Wines
Show2015
Class28
Entry Number28#11
BrandKirrihill Wines
Wine NameKirrihill Wines, Mount Lofty Montepulciano
Vintage2014
OriginRegional Blend
Commercial LabelYes
Availability
Judging Results
Medal / AwardSilver
Judge 1Good colour and vibrancy but lacks varietal punch and definition
Judge 2Dark turned earth, dark fruit, bay laurel. Dry palate with firm gritty tannin. Italianate.
Judge 3Smells of vegemite (which I like on my toast). It translates there's a deep dark core. What it lacks is elevation, but that may come. Sleeping giant?
Associate Judgefull garnet, dusty oak, green notes, medium bodied, sour sappy red fruits, slight drying finish, needed more flesh
Varietal: Montepulciano, GI: Mount Lofty Ranges, 100%
CloneUnknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil TypeUnknown
Growing MethodConventional
Rainfall0 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
FermentStainless Steel 100%
MaturationNone 100%
ClosureScrew
Cases Produced180
Force ClassFalse