Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Water Wheel Vineyards
Show	2016
Class	21
Entry Number	21#3
Brand	WATER WHEEL
Wine Name	BENDIGO PRIMITIVO
Vintage	2015
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	No
Availability	CELLAR DOOR

Judging Results
Medal / Award	HC
Overall Score	92
Judge 1	Green anise, oak spice. Exotic, fig, prune. Christmas cake, fine and chalky tannin. Plush, with plenty of oak seasoning.
Judge 2	Nice fruit and fragrance. Floral with an hint of wood varnish (but nice). Soft and plush with enough structure to hold the palate together. Just a little sweet at the end.
Judge 3	On the nose the oak overshadows all fruit. Palate has some syrupy fruit characters and pushes things through with the oak.
Associate Judge	Wood varnish. Floral. Nanna's good room. Spicy sweet fruit on palate. Formic. Short. Interesting.

Varietal: Zinfandel / Primitivo / Tribidrag, GI: Bendigo, 100%
Clone	F11V6, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Clay
Elevation	250 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	2000 Vines / Ha
Planted	2012
Irrigation	Subsurface
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	3.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	13 / 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	60
Force Class	False