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Entry Information
Exhibitor First Drop Wines
Show 2021
Class 19
Entry Number 19#25
Brand First Drop Wines
Wine Name Forza
Vintage 2018
Origin Single Vineyard
Commercial Label Yes
Availability
Judging Results
Medal / Award Bronze
Overall Score 85.5
Judge 1 A touch of oxidation
Judge 2 Brick red, cranberry jelly, good level of tannins savory tannins, soy, gamey finish
Judge 3 Mid cherry. Quite savoury. Hints of VA. Nicely textured. Very fine tannin line but va on the palate detracts.
Associate Judge ripe and vanillin
sweet raspberry and vanilla custard with some varietal dryness
Varietal: Nebbiolo, GI: Adelaide Hills, 100%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method Conventional
Wine Making Information
Ferment Old Wood 100%
Maturation Large Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date 15 / Oct / 2021
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 333
Force Class False
Winemaker Note John Retsas