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Entry Information
Exhibitor Bellwether
Show 2019
Class 6B
Entry Number 6B#1
Brand Bellwether
Wine Name Heathcote Vermentino
Vintage 2018
Origin Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name Troy McInnes
Commercial Label Yes
Availability cellar door, website, Aust, UK
Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1 Some bready aldehyde. Flat.
Judge 2 bit smoky, some dried fruit, there is an appeal on the nose. fresh and balanced. good complexity. Solid silver in a difficult flight
Judge 3 Closed and short
Associate Judge matchstick, slate, minerality, lifted floral notes, graefruit. Nice acidity, lighter alate, elegant. Lacks texture. Nice wine but not fuller bodied/textural
Varietal: Vermentino, GI: Heathcote, 100%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method Conventional
Wine Making Information
Ferment Plastic 100%
Maturation Plastic 100%
Bottling Date 07 / Sep / 2017
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 360
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Sue Bell & Steve Brown