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Exhibitor Tahbilk Pty Ltd
Show 2023
Class 7A
Entry Number 7A#8
Brand Tahbilk
Wine Name Viognier
Vintage 2023
Origin Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name Matt Aitken
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Tahbilk Winery, Nagambie
Judging Results
Medal / Award Silver
Judge 1 nose appears green and quiet. palate is dilute and under fruited with over ferment ester and not a lot else.
Judge 2 vivid fruit salad and potpourri, complex. Silky slinky slippery, peppery length
Judge 3 Some apricot, chamomile, a touch green, soft yet crisp palate with good freshness; slightly sour/green finish.
Associate Judge flatter banana bread , marzipan, rich and smooth palate, interesting complexity, quite slurpy, plump but not fat, alc a bit pushed
Varietal: Viognier, GI: Nagambie Lakes, 100%
Clone HTK, Roostock: Schwarzmann, 100%
Soil Type Loam,Sand
Elevation 140 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 1852 Vines / Ha
Planted 2003
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Harvest Date 15 / Mar / 2022
Wine Making Information
Ferment Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation Stainless Steel 100%
Bottling Date 28 / Jun / 2023
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 900
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Alan George