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Entry Information
Exhibitor Mr. Riggs Wine Company
Show 2019
Class 29
Entry Number 29#12
Brand Mr Riggs
Wine Name Montepulciano d'Adelaide
Vintage 2017
Origin Regional Blend
Commercial Label Yes
Availability 10/07/2019
Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1 Mid red, minty eucalypt nose, minty red fruit palate, hard finish
Judge 2 nose isn't clean, masking the fruit, sweaty, lean palate, high acid, just a little green
Judge 3 DR opaque. Overt metallic brettanomyces on nose, didn't taste.
Associate Judge good depth, a touch close, a bit medicinal (brett?), ok on the palate.
Varietal: Montepulciano, GI: Adelaide Hills, 72%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method Conventional
Varietal: Montepulciano, GI: McLaren Vale, 28%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method Conventional
Wine Making Information
Ferment Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date 21 / Mar / 2018
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 900
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Ben Riggs