Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Billy Button Wines
Show	2015
Class	8
Entry Number	8#4
Brand	Billy Button Wines
Wine Name	'The Happy' Gerwurztraminer
Vintage	2015
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	www.billybuttonwines.com.au

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Overall Score	84
Judge 1	Dull oxidized and lacking varietal character and any definition. Phenolic palate doesn't match fruit weight, and soapy finish.
Judge 2	Some dissolved CO2. A little confected, orange fruit spectrum. Candied orange, some drying phenolics. Interesting interpretation of the variety but fruit fades and a little hard on finish.
Judge 3	Short on aromatics, shy. Forthright acid. Skeletal....I.e. Could do with some flesh
Associate Judge	brilliant light straw, ripe aromatics- apricot/honeysuckle, bright light bodied style, neutral palate, good crunchy acidity to finish

Varietal: Gewurztraminer, GI: Alpine Valleys, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Deep,Clay,Loam
Elevation	300 Metres above sea level
Planted	1989
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Harvest Date	10 / Feb / 2015
Rainfall	1000 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Stainless Steel 25%
Ferment	Wood 75%
Maturation	Stainless Steel 25%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 75%
Bottling Date	16 / Jun / 2015
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	32
Force Class	False