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Entry Information
Exhibitor Ricca Terra
Show 2023
Class 24B
Entry Number 24B#17
Brand Ricca Terra
Wine Name Nero d'Avola
Vintage 2022
Origin Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name Ashley Ratcliff
Commercial Label Yes
Availability
Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1 Oak char slightly smudging the fruit here, possibly gumming up the gears through the finish too. Some nice fruit amongst all that though.
Judge 2 Very herbal, lots of tarragon, earthy spices and dark prune notes. Nice svelte mouthfeel, plushness and interest.
Judge 3 M. Right ruby. Briary red fruit. Slight tar. Reasonable depth on middle, neither fruit foreard nor savoury, easy everyday style
Associate Judge Dense, slight earthiness, bright acid, pal has good strucuture.
Varietal: Nero d'Avola, GI: Riverland, 100%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type Sand
Growing Method Conventional
Wine Making Information
Ferment Old Wood 100%
Maturation Small Format Oak 100%
Cases Produced 400
Force Class False