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Entry Information
Exhibitor All Saints Estate
Show 2019
Class 21
Entry Number 21#15
Brand St Leonards Vineyard
Wine Name The Doctor Durif
Vintage 2017
Origin Single Vineyard
Commercial Label Yes
Availability St Leonards Vineyard Cellar Door & St Leonards Vineyard website
Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1 mid red, oxidised and tired, very poor
Judge 2 dark, not very expressive nose, touch of VA, quit lean on the palate and finishes short, the tannins are quit firm but missing some fruit and freshness.
Judge 3 Very dark. Brick hue. Aldehyde is a problem
Associate Judge deep red, aged, with evident signs of oxidation. phenolics ok.
Varietal: Durif, GI: Rutherglen, 100%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type Sand,Loam
Elevation 150 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 1666 Vines / Ha
Planted 2000
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Harvest Date 28 / Mar / 2017
Wine Making Information
Ferment Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation Small Format Oak 60%
Maturation Stainless Steel 40%
Bottling Date 14 / Dec / 2018
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 525
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Nick Brown, Chloe Earl