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Entry Information
Exhibitor Billy Button Wines
Show 2018
Class 13
Entry Number 13#5
Brand Clay Pot Wines
Wine Name Pandora's Amphora
Vintage 2015
Origin Regional Blend
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Billy Button Cellar Door
Judging Results
Medal / Award Bronze
Judge 1 Orange and unfiltered. Pineapple, ginger, spice. Tacky tannin. But dry and bitter to finish.
Judge 2 interesting nose, warm spices, great texture and viscosity only a bit hot.
Judge 3 lihght nougat, toasty, oak?, some broader characters on palate, but oak asstringency runs through
Associate Judge Yellow/ green straw. Lychee and musk aromas with ginger and cashews. A bit short and simple
Varietal: Vermentino, GI: Alpine Valleys, 45%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method Conventional
Harvest Date 28 / Feb / 2015
Rainfall 1000 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Varietal: Fiano, GI: Alpine Valleys, 45%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method Conventional
Harvest Date 28 / Feb / 2017
Rainfall 1000 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Varietal: Moscato Giallo, GI: Alpine Valleys, 10%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method Conventional
Harvest Date 28 / Feb / 2015
Wine Making Information
Ferment Clay Amphorae 100%
Maturation Large Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date 16 / Mar / 2017
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 50
Force Class False
Winemaking Note 100% skin fermented in a 600L clay amphora, on skins for 8 months
Winemaker Note Glenn James