AAVWS Portal
Login

Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor Aquila Audax Enterprises
Show 2022
Class 36
Entry Number 36#6
Brand Fighting Gully Road
Wine Name Gros Manseng Moelleux
Vintage 2021
Origin Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name Mark Walpole
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Cellar Door Wine Store
Judging Results
Medal / Award Bronze
Judge 1 yellow fruits, some oak complexity, acidity is quite pokey. finishes a bit short and pokey
Judge 2 feels cane cut, sugar and acid.
Judge 3 apples and dried apricots - lacks little complexity cp
Associate Judge Grassy and herbal, dried floral and clove notes. Lacks brightness and complexity, quite simple.
Varietal: Gros Manseng (previously known as Petit Manseng), GI: Beechworth, 100%
Clone Merbein, Roostock: 99 Richter, 100%
Soil Type Clay,Deep,Loam,Shale
Elevation 550 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 2020 Vines / Ha
Planted 1997
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Crop Yeild 6.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date 14 / Jun / 2021
Wine Making Information
Ferment Stainless Steel 100%
Bottling Date 20 / Feb / 2022
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 200
Residual Sugar 85 grams / litre (0 to 300)
Wine Style / Method Late Harvest
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Mark Walpole