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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
Overall Score 87.5
Judge 1 Oak, varnish and resin. Concrentrated and long, with fine tannins. Nice wine maybe a little too much wood.
Judge 2 Sweetly fruited but a little too much oak?
Judge 3 artificial oak and coffee caramel, dominating the sweet and clunky fruit.
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