Entry Information |
Briar Ridge Vineyard |
2020 |
5 |
5#1 |
Briar Ridge |
Limited Release Albarino |
2019 |
Regional Blend |
Yes |
Cellar Door |
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Judging Results |
Bronze |
nose a bit rubbery/over extracted, palate the the same. Broad, finished bitter |
Pale to med straw, flint/struck match, some tertiary, meatiness, almost bacony, sweet palate, toasty oak characters, roundness, positive texture, fume style which do not associate normally with albarino, clipped palate |
Straw colour. Lifted aromatics. Crushed nettles, celery. Nice palate weight, some texture, nice balanced acidity and penolics. |
slightly yellow, orchard flowers, citrus blossom, honey and stone fruit on the palate, good fruit concentration in the mid palate, good length |
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Varietal: AlbariƱo, GI: Hunter Valley, 100% |
Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100% |
Loam,Limestone/Calcareous |
150 Metres above sea level |
2017 |
Dripper |
Conventional |
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Wine Making Information |
Stainless Steel 100% |
Stainless Steel 100% |
01 / May / 2019 |
Screw |
133 |
False |
Alex Beckett | Gwyn Olsen |