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Entry Information
Exhibitor Purple Hen Wines
Show 2019
Class 1A
Entry Number 1A#4
Brand Purple Hen
Wine Name Viognier
Vintage 2018
Origin Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name Rick Lacey
Commercial Label Yes
Availability At winery
Judging Results
Medal / Award Bronze
Judge 1 flinty, struck match, oak, textured, chewy
Judge 2 acid a tad out of balance
Judge 3 Straw. Estery, minerally, saline nose. Textural. Very fine phenolics. Nice finish.
Associate Judge Flinty reductive, lean. Sulphides on palate, detract from fruit
Varietal: Viognier, GI: Gippsland, 100%
Clone 642, Roostock: 5C Teleki, 100%
Soil Type Clay
Elevation 10 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 2100 Vines / Ha
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Sustainable
Harvest Date 13 / Mar / 2018
Wine Making Information
Ferment Old Wood 100%
Maturation Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date 16 / Jul / 2018
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 200
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Lacey & Farr