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Topper's Mountain Wines
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2023
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40
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40#4
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Topper's Mountain
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Gewurztraminer
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NV
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Single Vineyard
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Mark Kirkby
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Yes
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| Judging Results |
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Silver
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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
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Lovely aromatics, seductive tropical notes with rose petal, lychee, lengthened with fresh acidity.
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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.
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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
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distinct varietal , but a disconnect between the wines ,
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| Varietal: Gewurztraminer, GI: New England Australia, 100% |
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Penfold T6, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
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Clay,Deep,Loam,Volcanic
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900 Metres above sea level
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2424 Vines / Ha
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2002
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Dripper
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Conventional
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8.00 Tonnes / Ha
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07 / Mar / 2022
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925 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
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| Wine Making Information |
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Stainless Steel 100%
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Stainless Steel 100%
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15 / Dec / 2022
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Screw
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False
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2022 fermented & aged in ceramic vessel
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2013 & 2016 Mike Hayes, 2022 Jan Taborsky
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2013, 2016, 2022
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