Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Ballinaclash
Show	2019
Class	32A
Entry Number	32A#2
Brand	BALLINACLASH
Wine Name	Ned Touriga
Vintage	2018
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Peter Mullany
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Cellar Door & Online Shop

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1	Lifted blood orange, ginger fluff sponge oak. Juicy garnet springy lifted energies palate.
Judge 2	fragrant lifted cherries. delicious and crunchy. coming back to it oak swamps the wine unfortunately.
Judge 3	Oak way over the top of everything. Reduced.
Associate Judge	Light with lots of all spice and sour plum, fine if a little simple

Varietal: Touriga Nacional, GI: Hilltops, 100%
Clone	E6V12, Roostock: Cabernet Sauvignon, 100%
Soil Type	Deep,Clay,Loam,Volcanic,Granite
Elevation	540 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	1500 Vines / Ha
Planted	1997
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	8.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	05 / Apr / 2018

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Stainless Steel 100%
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	110
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Chris Derrez & Lucy Maddox