Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Balgownie Estate
Show	2016
Class	15B
Entry Number	15B#14
Brand	Balgownie Estate
Wine Name	Balgownie Black Label Sangiovese
Vintage	2015
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Cellar door. Bendigo and Yarra Valley

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Silver
Overall Score	90
Judge 1	Approachable and straightforward style - good presence of fruit.
Judge 2	Nice crunchy acidity, tight, pithy pomegranate. Subtle, initially subdued but gains with time in glass.
Judge 3	Solid. Some nice cherry fruits, fair bit of oak evident. sarsparilla cola, nice tannins. good drink.
Associate Judge	Attractive nose. soft. nice structure and flesh, fennel. elegant and med bod. ok carry, tad fruit short but savoury carry

Varietal: Sangiovese, GI: Bendigo, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Clay,Loam,Shallow
Elevation	170 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	2000 Vines / Ha
Planted	1999
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	4.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	10 / Mar / 2015
Rainfall	400 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	14 / Jan / 2016
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	170
Force Class	False