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Entry Information
Exhibitor Briar Ridge Vineyard
Show 2020
Class 5
Entry Number 5#1
Brand Briar Ridge
Wine Name Limited Release Albarino
Vintage 2019
Origin Regional Blend
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Cellar Door
Judging Results
Medal / Award Bronze
Judge 1 nose a bit rubbery/over extracted, palate the the same. Broad, finished bitter
Judge 2 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
Judge 3 Straw colour. Lifted aromatics. Crushed nettles, celery. Nice palate weight, some texture, nice balanced acidity and penolics.
Associate Judge slightly yellow, orchard flowers, citrus blossom, honey and stone fruit on the palate, good fruit concentration in the mid palate, good length
Varietal: Albariño, GI: Hunter Valley, 100%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type Loam,Limestone/Calcareous
Elevation 150 Metres above sea level
Planted 2017
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Wine Making Information
Ferment Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation Stainless Steel 100%
Bottling Date 01 / May / 2019
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 133
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Alex Beckett | Gwyn Olsen