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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
Judge 1 Sweet fruit. Slight development. Nice lees work. Good length and balance. Nice maturity.
Judge 2 as above
Judge 3 saline, oyster, grapefruit, soft creamy palate with good acid drive to balance, textural yet structured and focused.
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