Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	First Drop Wines
Show	2019
Class	29
Entry Number	29#2
Brand	First Drop Wines
Wine Name	Minchia Adelaide Hills Montepulciano
Vintage	2017
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	First Drop Cellar Door

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1	Mid red, lashings of clove and caramel oak, oak dominated palate and dry
Judge 2	bright red plums, savoury notes, palate is damp and lacking fruit
Judge 3	Mid red, some haze. Brettanomyces dominates
Associate Judge	ruby red, elegant, some dark fruit with some leather on the mix, soft on the palate with tannins well integrated.

Varietal: Montepulciano, GI: Adelaide Hills, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Rocky
Elevation	340 Metres above sea level
Growing Method	Conventional Certificate: 0
Crop Yeild	4.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	24 / Apr / 2017
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%
Bottling Date	16 / Aug / 2018
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	125
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Matt Gant