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Entry Information
ExhibitorFirst Drop Wines
Show2021
Class24
Entry Number24#16
BrandFirst Drop Wines
Wine NameMinchia Adelaide Hills Montepulciano
Vintage2018
OriginSingle Vineyard
Commercial LabelYes
AvailabilityFirst Drop Cellar Door
Judging Results
Medal / AwardBronze
Judge 1Med-deeper brick red, dark berry, some tertiary tar, touch mint, sweet oak, flesh, sweet fruit, toasty oak tannin, heat
Judge 2choc chip nose,this wine feels worked but has delicious factor with powdery tannins
Judge 3A bit of stewed fruit aroma but balanced with green vegetable. Ripe & chocolate but acid pulls together.
Associate JudgeReductive, closed
Varietal: Montepulciano, GI: Adelaide Hills, 100%
CloneUnknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil TypeSand,Clay,Loam,Shale
Elevation340 Metres above sea level
Growing MethodConventional Certificate: 0
Crop Yeild4.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date16 / Mar / 2015
Rainfall0 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
FermentStainless Steel 100%
MaturationSmall Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date11 / Oct / 2016
ClosureScrew
Cases Produced125
Force ClassFalse