Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Water Wheel Vineyards
Show	2016
Class	19
Entry Number	19#4
Brand	WATER WHEEL
Wine Name	BENDIGO PETIT VERDOT
Vintage	2015
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	CELLAR DOOR

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Overall Score	84
Judge 1	Good colour. Ripe confected fruit with sweetandsour undertones. Blocky. Lantana warm finish.
Judge 2	Earthy savoury, lacks lift
Judge 3	Drive of oak to the wine, but retains a sense of balance to it overall. Dies quickly on the finish.
Associate Judge	Dusty nose, lactones, soft palate with oak present. soft tannins, simple. meh

Varietal: Petit Verdot, GI: Bendigo, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Loam
Elevation	250 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	28000 Vines / Ha
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	2.50 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	11 / Mar / 2015
Rainfall	450 (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	12 / Oct / 2016
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	230
Force Class	False