Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Gapsted Estate
Show	2021
Class	17
Entry Number	17#1
Brand	Limited Release
Wine Name	Sparkling Saperavi
Vintage	NV
Origin	Regional Blend
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Overall Score	84
Judge 1	Bright, dark red. Good mousse and persistence. A lot of toasty vanillin oak. Very sweet and oaky, needs more acid and fruit to balance.
Judge 2	deep colour. earthy. black fruits. sweet spice leather. funky reduction. good use of sweetness firm minerally tannins.
Judge 3	has some reduction and dank green notes on the nose, upfront sweeteness on the palate which falls a bit short on the finish. Soft tannins. Fine bubbles.
Associate Judge	overtly sweet, grubby on the nose

Varietal: Saperavi, GI: Alpine Valleys, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method	Conventional

Wine Making Information
Maturation	Small Format Oak 52%
Maturation	Stainless Steel 48%
Bottling Date	14 / Feb / 2020
Closure	Cork
Cases Produced	500
Force Class	False
Winemaking Note	MLF in tank before barrelling, blended at 18months of age, Charmat fermented at 22 months