Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Heartland Wines
Show	2022
Class	35
Entry Number	35#29
Brand	Heartland
Wine Name	Sposa e Sposa
Vintage	2021
Origin	Regional Blend
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Overall Score	89.5
Judge 1	inky, broody dark fruit, lots of black fruit, lots of tannins - bit drying on the finish. extracted style
Judge 2	saturated black purple, intensely ripe black fruit, rich and mouthfulling but also tongue-hugging tannins
Judge 3	very deep colour. Dark black currant fruit, chocolate, touch of violet. Very intense black berry fruit on palate with very firm tannins and acid. Big and yet well balance.
Associate Judge	Black red, dense. Blackberry, tar, red floral lift. Slippery front palate, intense, fruit a bit forward, hard tannins. Bold, structured wine.

Varietal: Lagrein, GI: Langhorne Creek, 54%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Sand
Planted	1998
Growing Method	Conventional

Varietal: Dolcetto, GI: Langhorne Creek, 46%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Sand
Growing Method	Conventional

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	10 / Dec / 2021
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	1500
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Ben Glaetzer