| Entry Information |
| Topper's Mountain Wines |
| 2023 |
| 40 |
| 40#4 |
| Topper's Mountain |
| Gewurztraminer |
| NV |
| Single Vineyard |
| Mark Kirkby |
| Yes |
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| Judging Results |
| Silver |
| lovely varietal expression across three wines. younger wine a different style of phenolics and expression than the other two. a touch of greens frames the middle wine |
| Lovely aromatics, seductive tropical notes with rose petal, lychee, lengthened with fresh acidity. |
| A brave and surprising entry that invites reflection on how we look at Gewurz. A lithe, spicy older wine the big revelation here, the middle wine upright and long and the younger wine indicating some winemaking changes that may make a repeat of the oldest wine in this bracket difficult in years to come. |
| W1: golden colour as would be expected from the variety, but nose is fresh and varietal, with rose petal, spice, lychee - very classic. Palate has some hardness, drying out at the core a bit. W2: Paler colour. Less obviously varietal on the nose, nice texture with powdery phenolic, lacks intensity. W3: deep colour, hessiany skinsy character with phenolic grip. Driven by the technique rather than the variety perhaps? As a Provenance entry this is very interesting, showing the progression of a phi |
| distinct varietal , but a disconnect between the wines , |
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| Varietal: Gewurztraminer, GI: New England Australia, 100% |
| Penfold T6, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100% |
| Clay,Deep,Loam,Volcanic |
| 900 Metres above sea level |
| 2424 Vines / Ha |
| 2002 |
| Dripper |
| Conventional |
| 8.00 Tonnes / Ha |
| 07 / Mar / 2022 |
| 925 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest |
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| Wine Making Information |
| Stainless Steel 100% |
| Stainless Steel 100% |
| 15 / Dec / 2022 |
| Screw |
| False |
| 2022 fermented & aged in ceramic vessel |
| 2013 & 2016 Mike Hayes, 2022 Jan Taborsky |
| 2013, 2016, 2022 |
