Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Grove Estate
Show	2018
Class	32B
Entry Number	32B#15
Brand	Grove Estate Wines
Wine Name	The Italian
Vintage	2017
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Cellar Door

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Silver
Judge 1	A good dried fruit style with substance.
Judge 2	light and juicy, savoury sandalwood, pretty yet reductive and too leafy to balance
Judge 3	Pretty, lifted berries with some complexity. Great weight and very lively. Great wine without trying too hard.
Associate Judge	light colour, savour, red fruit, med weight, red fruit core and savoury tannin

Varietal: Nebbiolo, GI: Hilltops, 80%
Clone	Unknown, 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	2000
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	4.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	21 / Apr / 2017
Rainfall	600 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Varietal: Sangiovese, GI: Hilltops, 15%
Clone	Unknown, 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	2003
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	6.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	23 / Mar / 2017
Rainfall	600 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Varietal: Barbera, GI: Hilltops, 5%
Clone	Unknown, 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	2003
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	5.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	16 / Mar / 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	300
Force Class	True
Winemaker Note	Bryan Martin