Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	BJ&VA Bassham PTY LTD
Show	2020
Class	13
Entry Number	13#12
Brand	Bassham
Wine Name	Fernao Pires
Vintage	2019
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Overall Score	83
Judge 1	Oak front and centre. Buttery malo dominant. Lacks balance and freshness.
Judge 2	aged, ? a bit viscous - i don t mind - hot puff pastry and scallops in cream and chives
Judge 3	wet wool. flat, (prematurely?) aged palate
Associate Judge	Flabby and soft, nice tropical flavours and oak but needs more acid to drive the wine. Soapy?

Varietal: Fernão Pires, GI: Riverland, 100%
Clone	12, Roostock: 1103 Paulsen, 100%
Soil Type	Sand,Loam
Elevation	30 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	1600 Vines / Ha
Planted	2017
Irrigation	Under-Vine Sprinkler
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	18.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	10 / Feb / 2019
Rainfall	140 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	55
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Marnie Roberts