Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Skimstone Pty Ltd
Show	2019
Class	18
Entry Number	18#2
Brand	skimstone
Wine Name	skimstone barbera
Vintage	2018
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Jean Francois Esnault
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Mudgee

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Overall Score	86.5
Judge 1	Slightly green, cherry-cola fruit. Soft.
Judge 2	cherry blossom, cherry skin. good concentration with fair amount of vanilla from oak. Alcohol high and needs to be kept in check
Judge 3	Cured tobacco leaf, spice, sweet red fruit, firm lingering acid, well balanced tannin
Associate Judge	Cherry cola, ras*berry leaf, tomato leaf, some greenness, herbal characters.a little flat and short

Varietal: Barbera, GI: Mudgee, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Deep,Clay,Limestone/Calcareous,Volcanic,Rocky,Shallow
Elevation	530 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	2500 Vines / Ha
Planted	1991
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	5.60 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	13 / Mar / 2018
Rainfall	0 (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	11 / Jan / 2019
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	585
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Jean Francois Esnault