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Entry Information
Exhibitor Santolin Wines
Show 2018
Class 32B
Entry Number 32B#27
Brand Cosa Nostra
Wine Name Il Capo
Vintage 2017
Origin Multi-regional Blend
Commercial Label Yes
Availability
Judging Results
Medal / Award Bronze
Judge 1 Sweetly fruited but a little too much oak?
Judge 2 artificial oak and coffee caramel, dominating the sweet and clunky fruit.
Judge 3 Oak, varnish and resin. Concrentrated and long, with fine tannins. Nice wine maybe a little too much wood.
Associate Judge nice tomato leaf herb, red fruit, crunchy, med weight red fruit, good line and tannin balance, persistent good line.
Varietal: Nero d'Avola, GI: Heathcote, 50%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method Conventional
Varietal: Sangiovese, GI: Yarra Valley, 50%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method Conventional
Wine Making Information
Ferment Old Wood 100%
Maturation Small Format Oak 100%
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 300
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Adrian Santolin