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Entry Information
Exhibitor Hungerford Hill
Show 2020
Class 26
Entry Number 26#1
Brand Hungerford Hill
Wine Name Corvina
Vintage 2018
Origin Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name Brian Freeman
Commercial Label Yes
Availability
Judging Results
Medal / Award Bronze
Judge 1 nose, grippy drying tannin, ripe fruit but not in check with tannin.
Judge 2 medium red, moderately bright, red fruit, light tea note, balanced texture, good medium weight, well made wine, tannin profile has some spikiness, attractive medium weight wine, bit greener in profile
Judge 3 Mid plum. Fragrant, iodine/inky nose. Sweet plum. Attractive. Medium weight with powdery tannins which are alittle prominent for the weight of the wine, which is quite light.
Associate Judge darker red, lifted cherry, bright, upfront cherry on the palate, good fruit intensity, med tannins, med length
Varietal: Corvina, GI: Hilltops, 90%
Clone Merbein, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type Loam
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Varietal: Petit Verdot, GI: Hilltops, 10%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method Conventional
Wine Making Information
Ferment Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date 25 / Oct / 2019
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 214
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Bryan Currie