Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Grove Estate
Show	2018
Class	22
Entry Number	22#12
Brand	Grove Estate Wines
Wine Name	Hilltops Primitivo
Vintage	2017
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Cellar door

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Overall Score	86.5
Judge 1	Very well made wine with polish. Question on the lack of freshness. Great length and poise.
Judge 2	Solid. A little four square
Judge 3	fresh, juicy quaffer but too light on fruit to balance the alcohol warmth
Associate Judge	bright berry fruit, nice juicy red fruit, savoury fruit, core good line clean chewy tannin

Varietal: Zinfandel / Primitivo / Tribidrag, GI: Hilltops, 100%
Clone	WA, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Clay,Loam,Volcanic,Gravel,Granite,Quartz
Elevation	530 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	1555 Vines / Ha
Planted	1996
Irrigation	None
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	4.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	05 / Apr / 2017
Rainfall	600 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	21 / Feb / 2018
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	200
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Bryan Martin