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Exhibitor Billy Button Wines
Show 2023
Class 40
Entry Number 40#3
Brand Billy Button
Wine Name 'The Versatile' Vermentino
Vintage NV
Origin Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name Tony Ferraro
Commercial Label Yes
Availability
Judging Results
Medal / Award Silver
Judge 1 beautiful expression of florals in two wines. one wine lacks the same floral lift and fruit presence. Lovely maturity and complexity in older wine. Younger wine is beautifully floral. Middle wine appears different expression of fruit and phenolics. finishes a bit sweet and malo
Judge 2 a great line up of wines Crunchy fresh acid, subtle tropical fruits and honey blossom. Wines show restraint.
Judge 3 A solid trio, good advocates for the variety. The older wine has a lovely 'salad leaves simply dressed' quality but is just starting to hollow out and shorten up. Younger two wines are lovely examples of the variety.
Judge 4 W1: some kero development, creamy, some phenolic texture and moderate acidity. More developing grilled nut character pop up on the finish which has reasonable persistance. W2: looking quite youthful in colour and profile, some pithy, green almond bitterness on the palate W3: pale colour, very youthful, bit estery, moderate intensity and lacks some persistance
Associate Judge nice flow of savoury elements through the wines. , saline white flower elements , wines have aged well , 18 exhibiting textural development
Varietal: Vermentino, GI: Alpine Valleys, 100%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type Clay,Deep,Loam
Elevation 200 Metres above sea level
Planted 2009
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Wine Making Information
Ferment Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation Stainless Steel 100%
Force Class False
Winemaking Note This is an expression of Australian Vermentino in a cool climate and we believe this wine is showing true ageability
Winemaker Note Glenn James and Jo Marsh
Provenance Vintages 2023 2018 2014