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Entry Information
Exhibitor Brown Family Wine Group
Show 2018
Class 21
Entry Number 21#6
Brand Brown Brothers
Wine Name Limited Release Durif
Vintage 2015
Origin Single Vineyard
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Cellar Door
Judging Results
Medal / Award Bronze
Judge 1 black brooding and muscular
Judge 2 Savoury, tar, coiled. Warm alcohol. Very dense but high tannins are fairly fine grained.
Judge 3 Toasty oak, black fruit. This wine is held in bondage by a dominant oak mistress.
Associate Judge sour shaded fruit aroma, wild berry fruit palate, some tannin on finish
Varietal: Durif, GI: Heathcote, 100%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type Loam,Volcanic
Elevation 150 Metres above sea level
Planted 2001
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional Certificate: 0
Harvest Date 16 / Mar / 2013
Rainfall 0 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
Ferment Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation Small Format Oak 100%
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 2200
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Cate Looney