Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Whistling Kite Vineyard
Show	2019
Class	10
Entry Number	10#1
Brand	Whistling Kite Vineyard
Wine Name	Whistling Kite Biodynamic Petit Manseng
Vintage	2017
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	online

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Judge 1	oily, chewy, leesy
Judge 2	rich dry-ish white with a few years of age. Quite good
Judge 3	Deep gold. Slightly grubby sulphidic nose. Quite textural. Nice balanced acidity. Fine clean palate.
Associate Judge	Golden colour, orange zest, oily palate balanced phenoilcs to finish. Well balanced.

Varietal: Gros Manseng (previously known as Petit Manseng), GI: Riverland, 100%
Clone	8309, Roostock: 101-14, 100%
Soil Type	Sand,Loam
Elevation	10 Metres above sea level
Planted	2004
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Biodynamic Certificate: ACO 5313BD
Crop Yeild	12.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	30 / Mar / 2017
Rainfall	0 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation	None 100%
Bottling Date	14 / Sep / 2017
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	90
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Eric Semmler