Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Savina Lane Wines
Show	2022
Class	21
Entry Number	21#26
Brand	Savina Lane Wines
Wine Name	Montepulciano Force of Nature
Vintage	2021
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Brad Hutchings
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Overall Score	85
Judge 1	big, dark fruit, slightly formic, dense chewy, brutal powerful wine
Judge 2	oak driven, intense palate with a drying finish. has some interest.
Judge 3	Little boot polish dark mulberries - choc solid boxed tannins pepper end
Associate Judge	Very closed aromatically, difficult finding anything cohesive. Fruit sweet warm and a touch oaky.

Varietal: Montepulciano, GI: Granite Belt, 100%
Clone	Italy, Roostock: 110 Richter, 100%
Soil Type	Granite
Elevation	850 Metres above sea level
Planted	2012
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	5.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	22 / Apr / 2021
Rainfall	850 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	04 / Aug / 2022
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	250
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Abraham de Klerk