Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	First Ridge Wines
Show	2023
Class	20
Entry Number	20#21
Brand	First Ridge
Wine Name	Barbera
Vintage	2021
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Paul Baguley
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Mudgee

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Gold
Overall Score	96
Judge 1	a bit over ripe and extracted. palate very hot and hard with oak
Judge 2	slightly minty, lovely powdery tannins
Judge 3	Leaf and bramble nose, buoyant and berried, juicy tannins hold the length.
Associate Judge	savoury meat, spiced, density of fruit and some depth to tannin, slurpy

Varietal: Barbera, GI: Mudgee, 100%
Clone	F6V4, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Granite,Loam,Quartz,Shale,Silt
Elevation	570 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	2000 Vines / Ha
Planted	1996
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	5.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	20 / Mar / 2021
Rainfall	580 (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	12 / Sep / 2022
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	650
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	james manners