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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
Judge 1 Mid cherry. Quite savoury. Hints of VA. Nicely textured. Very fine tannin line but va on the palate detracts.
Judge 2 A touch of oxidation
Judge 3 Brick red, cranberry jelly, good level of tannins savory tannins, soy, gamey finish
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