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Exhibitor Whispering Brook
Show 2021
Class 30
Entry Number 30#7
Brand Whispering Brook
Wine Name Touriga Nacional
Vintage 2019
Origin Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name Neil Grosser
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Whispering Brook cellar door
Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1 Medicinal, purple fruits. Very sweet core of fruit. Intense ripe fruit dominating palate. Good acid and tannin but swamped by sweetness
Judge 2 slight va nose, dark cherry, drying tannins that stop the fruit , hollow
Judge 3 ripe fruit nose, fruit on palate not big but a bit flabby, green wood characters on palate.
Associate Judge lifted strawberry and red berries, juicy fruit, tannins soft, juicy fruit, medium finish
Varietal: Touriga Nacional, GI: Broke Fordwich, 100%
Clone E6V12, Roostock: Shiraz, 100%
Soil Type Clay,Loam,Volcanic
Elevation 80 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 1650 Vines / Ha
Planted 2000
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Crop Yeild 3.75 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date 12 / Feb / 2019
Wine Making Information
Ferment Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date 14 / Feb / 2020
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 125
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Susan Frazier and Adam Bell