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Entry Information
Exhibitor Yalumba
Show 2018
Class 1A
Entry Number 1A#6
Brand The Yalumba Wine Company
Wine Name Yalumba Organic Viognier
Vintage 2018
Origin Regional Blend
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Yalumba Wine Room, other retail outlets
Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1 could do with stronger varietal definition
Judge 2 Some ginger, hazelnut, peach notes but quite simple. Moderate intensity, hard on the finish
Judge 3 Rubber, beeswax and tropical fruits. Lees contact sits well in the wine. Well balanced, but held back by reduction.
Associate Judge oily stone fruit, aged aroma, textural, oily ripe stone fruit palate, slight short finish
Varietal: Viognier, GI: Riverland, 100%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type Sand,Clay,Loam
Elevation 150 Metres above sea level
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Organic Certificate: 11462
Crop Yeild 12.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date 06 / Feb / 2018
Rainfall 0 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
Ferment Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation None 100%
Bottling Date 20 / Aug / 2018
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 2500
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Heather Fraser