Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Stanton and Killeen Wines
Show	2019
Class	36
Entry Number	36#3
Brand	Stanton and Killeen Wines
Wine Name	Grand Topaque
Vintage	NV
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Cellar Door, Online

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Judge 1	Tawny brown with green hue, vinegar fly nose and dank oak, sweet candied fruit with density and rancio, needs freshening, stale nose
Judge 2	fruit characters are covered with damp oak, feels wet, palace is balanced and with good texture, toasted honeycomb and sweet spice
Judge 3	Mahogany with an amber hue. Oily viscousity. Coffee bean, mazipan with some cheesy rancio. Luscious with fresh acidity and warmth on finish
Associate Judge	first impression - heavy on the nose, then smoked, cigar box, quite approachable on the palate with nice freshness and good longevity .

Varietal: Muscadelle, GI: Rutherglen, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Unknown
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Rainfall	0 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation	Large Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	02 / Aug / 2017
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	28
Residual Sugar	260 grams / litre (0 to 300)
Force Class	False
Winemaking Note	Picked while very ripe, the Muscadelle is given skin contact for as long as possible before fermentation. As soon as fermentation commences, neutral grape spirit is added to retain the natural grape sugars. This is then followed by extended ageing in large format oak in a modified solera system, for an average age of 20 years.
Average Age	20 years