Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Water Wheel Vineyards
Show	2022
Class	35
Entry Number	35#5
Brand	Water Wheel
Wine Name	Primitivo-Ancellotta
Vintage	2019
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Peter Cumming
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Cellar door

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Overall Score	88.5
Judge 1	Ripe plump fruit, stewed fruit too, rather rich; spicy, grainy tannins, sweet-sour. Firm.
Judge 2	Ripe red fruits, sarsaparilla and liquorice, clenching acidity and tannin, balance with leesy texture
Judge 3	Red fleshed plums. Black current. Rich dark and plush on the palate with evident (perhaps excessive) oak usage.
Associate Judge	slightly jammy nose, vanilla oak, some green-ness, chalky

Varietal: Ancellotta, GI: Bendigo, 25%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Clay
Elevation	200 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	2500 Vines / Ha
Planted	2010
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	2.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	19 / Mar / 2020
Rainfall	320 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Varietal: Zinfandel / Primitivo / Tribidrag, GI: Bendigo, 75%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Clay
Elevation	200 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	2500 Vines / Ha
Planted	2010
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	2.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	19 / Mar / 2020
Rainfall	320 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	19 / Nov / 2020
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	100
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Charlie Moir