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Entry Information
Exhibitor First Drop Wines
Show 2018
Class 29
Entry Number 29#11
Brand First Drop Wines
Wine Name Minchia Adelaide Hills Montepulciano
Vintage 2016
Origin Single Vineyard
Commercial Label Yes
Availability First Drop Cellar Door
Judging Results
Medal / Award Bronze
Judge 1 Bright crimson. Rich oak aromas, overlay purple mulberry fruit. Dense palate, fruit cake flavour, chewy tannin. Drying to finish.
Judge 2 Very dark colour, richly fruited and oaked. Big rich wine with a warm finish.
Judge 3 cherry light yochurt, nice colour moderate weight, just needs some presance
Associate Judge Hint of VA, dusty, dense,rich, good acid, dry tannins
Varietal: Montepulciano, GI: Adelaide Hills, 100%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type Rocky
Elevation 340 Metres above sea level
Growing Method Conventional Certificate: 0
Crop Yeild 4.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date 23 / Mar / 2016
Rainfall 0 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
Ferment Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date 22 / Jan / 2018
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 150
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Matt Gant