Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Freeman Vineyards
Show	2016
Class	31B
Entry Number	31B#11
Brand	Freeman Vineyards
Wine Name	Robusta
Vintage	2012
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Cellar door

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1	Nice fragrant nose with some developed but attractive herbal characters. Bit hot and short on palate. Doesn't live up to nose.
Judge 2	lifted, sweet fruit, drying tannins
Judge 3	dried flowers on the nose. sweet. oak out of balance. honey.
Associate Judge	Interesting inky biscuity nose. Aniseed. Palate has good depth of flavour. Sweet juicy fruit. Good length. Bit high alcohol. Ripe chalky tannins.

Varietal: Corvina, GI: Hilltops, 100%
Clone	Merbein, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Deep,Loam
Elevation	550 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	1666 Vines / Ha
Planted	1998
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	8.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	03 / May / 2012
Rainfall	550 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Bottle 100%
Bottling Date	20 / Mar / 2014
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	580
Force Class	False