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Exhibitor Angullong Wines
Show 2023
Class 26A
Entry Number 26A#3
Brand Angullong
Wine Name Fossil Hill
Vintage 2022
Origin Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name Ben Crossing
Commercial Label Yes
Availability
Judging Results
Medal / Award Bronze
Judge 1 fig and red berries , bright , juicy palate , powdery tannin , good flow and length
Judge 2 Cherry cough lollie, green herbs and loads of sweet baking spies. Hard tannins on the palate mixed with the concentrated cherry notes and loads of oak spice
Judge 3 Spiced plum, earth and gentle spice. Palate is fulsome and sapid. Firm structure and long length.
Associate Judge Sulphites issue, red cherry, cranberry, nice coating tannins
Varietal: Tempranillo, GI: Orange, 100%
Clone D8V12, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 50%
Clone D8V13, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 50%
Soil Type Basalt,Clay,Gravel,Limestone/Calcareous,Rocky,Volcanic
Elevation 600 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 1667 Vines / Ha
Planted 1998
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Sustainable Certificate: SWA
Crop Yeild 8.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date 15 / Mar / 2023
Rainfall 769 (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 23 / Mar / 2023
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 533
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Jeff Byrne