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Entry Information
Exhibitor Stanton and Killeen Wines
Show 2019
Class 21
Entry Number 21#21
Brand Stanton & Killeen
Wine Name Fortitude Durif
Vintage 2018
Origin Regional Blend
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Cellar Door, Online
Judging Results
Medal / Award Gold
Judge 1 Purple red, aromatic raspberry and blueberry fruit, smoky chocolate and sweet spice oak and black fruit palate, sweet finish
Judge 2 plush fruit on the nose, purple florals, big plumy fruit on the plate but with lean tannins to carry it..
Judge 3 Bright DR, Lifted varietal, nutty oak, dusty ripe fruit. Great depth and concentration with precise tannin length.
Associate Judge good concentration, varietal, red fruit, nice intensity, smooth on the palate with some dry on the edges.
Varietal: Durif, GI: Rutherglen, 100%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method Conventional
Wine Making Information
Ferment Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date 28 / Mar / 2017
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 250
Force Class False