Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	First Ridge Wines
Show	2023
Class	26B
Entry Number	26B#4
Brand	Mudgee Ridge Estate
Wine Name	Tempranillo
Vintage	2021
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Paul Baguley
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Overall Score	86.5
Judge 1	Fragrant, flowering herb and roasting spices. Slight hard and tinny through the palate...tannins sit a little forward in the wine clamping it rather than tapering it through the finish.
Judge 2	Deeper darker fruits with more of a graphite edge. Lots of spice and well placed savoury elements. Blackcurrant and spice. Oak a little obtuse.
Judge 3	M ruby. Heavy handed, mid palate lacks freshness, clunky drying tannins, coarse.
Associate Judge	Restrained on the nose carrying through to pal. drying tannins without the fruit to support.

Varietal: Tempranillo, GI: Mudgee, 100%
Clone	D8V12, Roostock: Shiraz, 29%
Clone	D8V13, Roostock: Unknown, 712%
Soil Type	Granite,Loam,Quartz,Shale,Silt
Elevation	540 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	1440 Vines / Ha
Planted	1996
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	4.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	16 / Mar / 2021
Rainfall	580 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Large Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	12 / Sep / 2022
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	256
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	James Manners