Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Hugh Hamilton Wines
Show	2023
Class	35
Entry Number	35#6
Brand	Hugh Hamilton Wines
Wine Name	The Oddball
Vintage	2020
Origin	Regional Blend
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Judge 1	milk chocolate and blood plum , textural and layered palate , a robust wine expressing the variety
Judge 2	Concentrated color. First note is fruits macerated in spirits (plum/prune/cherry). Sweet baking spices and violet extract. Overly lush, pushing the wine too much with concentrated fruits, firm tannins (oak and grape) burnt rubber on the finish
Judge 3	Oak at the fore aromatically which blankets the fruit a bit. Blackberry, black plum and a dusty oak nuance. Vibrant fruit soaks up the oak on the palate, blackberry, blueberry, bramble. Quite full in body with firm sinewy tannins and a wash of acid bringing freshness to the finish.
Associate Judge	Lifted new oak, cherry ripe, chocolate, solid fruit weight and dry finish

Varietal: Saperavi, GI: McLaren Vale, 100%
Clone	I11V10, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Clay
Elevation	80 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	3600 Vines / Ha
Planted	2001
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	4.90 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	16 / Mar / 2020

Wine Making Information
Ferment	New Wood 18%
Ferment	Old Wood 82%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	05 / Nov / 2021
Closure	Cork
Cases Produced	173
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Nic Bourke