Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Whistling Kite Vineyard
Show	2019
Class	34
Entry Number	34#4
Brand	Whistling Kite Vineyard
Wine Name	Sparkling Petit Verdot
Vintage	2016
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Tony Barich
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	online

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Overall Score	79
Judge 1	Showing some age and lacking a little freshness of the base wine, lifted Va showing sourness of the palate,
Judge 2	developed. microbial
Judge 3	Clipped and a tad dirty. Nice extract.
Associate Judge	Unbalanced, too much VA.

Varietal: Petit Verdot, GI: Riverland, 100%
Clone	G7V1, Roostock: 140 Ruggeri, 100%
Soil Type	Sand,Loam
Elevation	10 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	1200 Vines / Ha
Planted	1997
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Biodynamic Certificate: ACO 5313BD
Crop Yeild	12.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	22 / Feb / 2016
Rainfall	225 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Old Wood 100%
Maturation	Bottle 100%
Bottling Date	30 / Nov / 2017
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	100
Wine Style / Method	Traditional
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	E Semmler / Michael Sykes