Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Heartland Wines
Show	2017
Class	32B
Entry Number	32B#3
Brand	Heartland Wines
Wine Name	Sposa e Sposa
Vintage	2014
Origin	Regional Blend
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Retail, Onpremise, Online

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Silver
Overall Score	90
Judge 1	dark fruit, pepper and coconut oak on nose, quite tangy dark fruit on palate, some nice intensity, quite a bit of sweet oak but some good fruit.
Judge 2	Med red, red berry, bit tertiary/savoury, good texture, med length
Judge 3	ripe dark cassis/choc fruit with some earthy/ashy complexity, grippy powdery-chewy tannin, slightly austere but powerful
Associate Judge	intense hue, medicinal, minty, blackcurrant, density on the palate, good weight and structure of tannins, nice use of oak good acidity keeps palate fresh

Varietal: Dolcetto, GI: Langhorne Creek, 46%
Clone	CN 69, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Sand,Loam,Limestone/Calcareous
Growing Method	Conventional Certificate: 0
Rainfall	0 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Varietal: Lagrein, GI: Langhorne Creek, 54%
Clone	H9V9, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 50%
Clone	H9V7, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 50%
Soil Type	Sand,Clay,Loam,Limestone/Calcareous
Planted	1999
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional Certificate: 0
Rainfall	0 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 50%
Maturation	Stainless Steel 50%
Bottling Date	23 / Nov / 2016
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	4060
Force Class	False