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	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 2	M ruby. Heavy handed, mid palate lacks freshness, clunky drying tannins, coarse.
Judge 3	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.
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