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Entry Information
Exhibitor La Cantina King Valley
Show 2019
Class 27
Entry Number 27#11
Brand La Cantina King Valley
Wine Name Saperavi
Vintage 2016
Origin Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name Peter Corsini
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Cellar door, selected bottle shops and online.
Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1 VA, Aldehydye, sour smell, really dark colour, huge oak, dry, all, dried out, oxidative
Judge 2 oxidative elements detract
Judge 3 Dense inky purple colour. Oxidized/aldehyde nose. Perhaps quite old. Aged flavour spectrum inc oak. Massive tannins, but still has fruit to go.
Associate Judge leather,
Varietal: Saperavi, GI: King Valley, 100%
Clone I11V10, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type Deep,Clay,Granite
Elevation 300 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 1750 Vines / Ha
Planted 2008
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Crop Yeild 6.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date 07 / Mar / 2016
Rainfall 1045 (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 14 / Jun / 2019
Closure Cork
Cases Produced 350
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Peter Corsini