Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Whistling Kite Vineyard
Show	2016
Class	19
Entry Number	19#2
Brand	Whistling Kite Vineyard
Wine Name	Whistling Kite Biodynamic Petit Verdot
Vintage	2014
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	online

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Overall Score	83
Judge 1	Fruit drive. Heat. some spiritous aspects ripe inky skinsy fruit driven amd powerful. Hot finish.
Judge 2	Raisined quality/sweetness and (abv) poke detract
Judge 3	Some fruit lift on the nose and balance to the oak presence of the wine. Lacking overall expression.
Associate Judge	Good colour. Cocao powder, Plums and stewed Rhubarb. Hot, cloying pal. OK tannins. Slurpy.

Varietal: Petit Verdot, GI: Riverland, 100%
Clone	G7V1, Roostock: 140 Ruggeri, 100%
Soil Type	Sand,Loam
Elevation	10 Metres above sea level
Planted	1997
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Biodynamic Certificate: ACO 5313BD
Crop Yeild	12.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	16 / Mar / 2014
Rainfall	0 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Wood 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	22 / Dec / 2014
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	70
Force Class	False