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Entry Information
ExhibitorAquila Audax Enterprises
Show2020
Class18B
Entry Number18B#18
BrandFighting Gully Road
Wine NameLa Longa Sangiovese
Vintage2018
OriginSingle Vineyard
Viticulturist NameMark Walpole
Commercial LabelYes
Availability
Judging Results
Medal / AwardBronze
Judge 1caramel oaky characters dominate
Judge 2cherry and vanillin nose, primary fruit almost lost on the palate, cherry oak takes over. What a pity! coke a cola finish
Judge 3good colour, slightly sour and extracted , some fine tannin on finish, dry oak
Associate Judgereduced boot polish nose, secondary fruit characters and a minty panic finish, don't like the oak in this wine
Varietal: Sangiovese, GI: Beechworth, 100%
CloneUnknown, Roostock: 99 Richter, 100%
Soil TypeLoam,Shale,Quartz
Elevation550 Metres above sea level
Planting Density2020 Vines / Ha
Planted1997
IrrigationDripper
Growing MethodSustainable
Crop Yeild5.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date25 / Mar / 2017
Wine Making Information
FermentOld Wood 100%
MaturationLarge Format Oak 50%
MaturationSmall Format Oak 50%
Bottling Date28 / Jan / 2019
ClosureScrew
Cases Produced150
Force ClassFalse
Winemaker NoteMark Walpole