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Entry Information
Exhibitor Chalmers Wines Australia Pty Ltd
Show 2022
Class 4
Entry Number 4#34
Brand Chalmers
Wine Name Fiano
Vintage 2021
Origin Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name Troy McInnes
Commercial Label Yes
Availability retail, on-premise, online, cellardoor
Judging Results
Medal / Award Bronze
Judge 1 slightly yellow fruits, bit of a sweet and sour character, lanolin, complex wine, subtle nutty character
Judge 2 worked style, slight aldehyde. textural with interest but finishes a little cloying.
Judge 3 Corn kernelled lemon wedge and peach skins - salinity and savoury lined palate playful fruit
Associate Judge Bright fresh and reasonably crisp, more in common with a sauvignon blanc, solid dry white wine.
Varietal: Fiano, GI: Heathcote, 100%
Clone VCR 3, Roostock: 110 Richter, 100%
Soil Type Clay,Deep,Loam
Elevation 170 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 4545 Vines / Ha
Planted 2009
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Crop Yeild 11.70 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date 20 / Feb / 2021
Rainfall 442 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
Ferment Stainless Steel 40%
Ferment Old Wood 60%
Maturation Large Format Oak 50%
Maturation Stainless Steel 40%
Maturation Small Format Oak 10%
Bottling Date 12 / Jan / 2022
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 388
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Bart van Olphen