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Entry Information
Exhibitor Briar Ridge Vineyard
Show 2020
Class 4B
Entry Number 4B#13
Brand Briar Ridge
Wine Name Limited Release Hunter Valley Fiano
Vintage 2019
Origin Regional Blend
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Cellar Door
Judging Results
Medal / Award Gold
Overall Score 95
Judge 1 Sweet fruit. Slight development. Nice lees work. Good length and balance. Nice maturity.
Judge 2 saline, oyster, grapefruit, soft creamy palate with good acid drive to balance, textural yet structured and focused.
Judge 3 as above
Associate Judge Lovely round full nose and palate. Nice malo and oak sweetness. Well balanced oak integrated, long tropical finish
Varietal: Fiano, GI: Hunter Valley, 100%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type Loam,Limestone/Calcareous
Elevation 150 Metres above sea level
Planted 2016
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Wine Making Information
Ferment Old Wood 40%
Ferment Stainless Steel 60%
Maturation Large Format Oak 40%
Maturation Stainless Steel 60%
Bottling Date 01 / May / 2019
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 144
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Alex Beckett | Gwyn Olsen