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Exhibitor De Bortoli Wines
Show 2022
Class 12
Entry Number 12#7
Brand Rutherglen Estate
Wine Name Shelleys Block
Vintage 2021
Origin Regional Blend
Commercial Label Yes
Availability De Bortoli Wines
Judging Results
Medal / Award Bronze
Judge 1 fresh, grapey, clean, enticing, crisp, juicy
Judge 2 quite broad and unfocussed on the nose - savoury with a touch of charred wood. Lemon and pear on palate. Interesting texture.
Judge 3 richer nose - butter, sweet spice, blossom. broad lovely texture, stone fruit unfolds slowly on palate, nice complexity from lees work.
Associate Judge Straw to yellow. Pronounced oak, nougat like, dried apricot, white blossom. Viscous, round, oily but elegant. Full bodied but cleans up nicely. `
Varietal: Marsanne, GI: Rutherglen, 69%
Clone SMVP, Roostock: Schwarzmann, 100%
Soil Type Clay,Loam
Elevation 180 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 1660 Vines / Ha
Planted 1999
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Crop Yeild 15.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date 25 / Feb / 2021
Rainfall 585 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Varietal: Viognier, GI: Rutherglen, 22%
Clone Montpellier 1968, Roostock: SO4, 100%
Soil Type Clay,Loam
Elevation 180 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 1660 Vines / Ha
Planted 1999
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Crop Yeild 4.80 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date 16 / Mar / 2021
Rainfall 585 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Varietal: Roussanne, GI: Rutherglen, 9%
Clone CX Vassel, Roostock: Schwarzmann, 100%
Soil Type Clay,Loam
Elevation 180 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 1660 Vines / Ha
Planted 2004
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Crop Yeild 11.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date 24 / Feb / 2021
Rainfall 585 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
Ferment Stainless Steel 55%
Ferment Old Wood 45%
Maturation Small Format Oak 60%
Maturation Stainless Steel 40%
Bottling Date 22 / Feb / 2022
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 800
Force Class True
Winemaker Note Marc Scalzo