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Entry Information
ExhibitorFirst Ridge Wines
Show2017
Class18
Entry Number18#21
BrandFirst Ridge
Wine NameFirst Ridge
Vintage2015
OriginSingle Vineyard
Commercial LabelYes
Availabilitycellar door
Judging Results
Medal / AwardSilver
Judge 1Sweet ripe fruit with some richness, quite a bit of oak, clove spice and underpinned by tangy acidity
Judge 2Med red, med lift, red fruit, texture and weight, med length, warmth
Judge 3attractive plump choc-cherry fruit, lovely flavour concentration and balancing powdery tannin
Associate Judgeblackberry, black cherry, dry cedar, old oak, developed
Varietal: Barbera, GI: Mudgee, 100%
CloneUnknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil TypeUnknown
Growing MethodConventional
Harvest Date01 / Mar / 2015
Wine Making Information
FermentOpen Fermenter 100%
MaturationLarge Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date01 / Apr / 2016
ClosureScrew
Cases Produced600
Force ClassFalse