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Exhibitor Yalumba
Show 2018
Class 35
Entry Number 35#2
Brand The Yalumba Wine Company
Wine Name Yalumba FSW8B Botrytis Viognier
Vintage 2017
Origin Regional Blend
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Yalumba Wine Room, other retail outlets
Judging Results
Medal / Award Silver
Judge 1 golden colour, botrytis style, marzipan, nutmeg, round luscious, dry finish, stone fruit
Judge 2 golden colour, Intense and lifted dried apricot with tangy citrus. some alc lift as well. V sweet soft front with very soft acid, ditto flavours with some dried stones, just lacks that cleaaning struucture for a gold
Judge 3 Dark golden fruit, list fresh honey notes and candied mandarin, white floral notes, creamy plush and intense well balanced and well balanced great length
Associate Judge Lactic and rindy lift, tea, warmed apple and brioche straw and funky peaty mulch. Nice sweetness, good acid, marmalade and texture. Opulent.
Varietal: Viognier, GI: Wrattonbully, 90%
Clone Montpellier 1968, Roostock: 140 Ruggeri, 100%
Soil Type Loam
Elevation 45 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 2020 Vines / Ha
Planted 1999
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Crop Yeild 13.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date 04 / May / 2017
Rainfall 520 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
Ferment Stainless Steel 100%
Bottling Date 11 / Aug / 2017
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 500
Residual Sugar 190 grams / litre (0 to 300)
Wine Style / Method Botrytis
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Heather Fraser