Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Chalmers Wines Australia Pty Ltd
Show	2020
Class	15
Entry Number	15#1
Brand	Chalmers Project
Wine Name	Col Fondo
Vintage	2019
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Troy McInnes
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Judge 1	Attractive light salmon pink. complex yeast with ripe stone fruit/strawberry flavours and peach skin phenolic texture
Judge 2	Aldehyde, Strawberry puree, textural, sweet finish dried off by acidity. pity about the aldehyde
Judge 3	pale orange/pink, aldehyde on nose and palate, some phenolics, disjointed
Associate Judge	Lactic nose, medium plus acid, mousse bubble that's pleasant, slightly stressed characters, intense phenolics, a bit lacking

Varietal: Aglianico, GI: Heathcote, 100%
Clone	VCR 11 (Vulture), Roostock: 110 Richter, 100%
Soil Type	Volcanic,Rocky
Elevation	220 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	4545 Vines / Ha
Planted	2017
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Sustainable
Crop Yeild	5.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	14 / Mar / 2019
Rainfall	382 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Old Wood 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	30 / Aug / 2019
Closure	Crown Seal
Cases Produced	25
Wine Style / Method	Col Fondo
Force Class	False
Winemaking Note	A barrel selection form the Chalmers Rosato Aglianico portion, filtered, cold and heat stabilised and triaged under screw cap. Col Fondo is basically Method Traditional without the final step of disgorging.
Winemaker Note	Glen Hayley / Brian Martin