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Entry Information
ExhibitorFirst Ridge Wines
Show2024
Class3B
Entry Number3B#5
BrandFirst Ridge
Wine NameVermentino
Vintage2023
OriginSingle Vineyard
Viticulturist NamePaul Baguley
Commercial LabelYes
AvailabilityMudgee
Judging Results
Medal / AwardGold
Judge 1Musk perfume. Spiced. Lovely intensity and depth. Complex. Balanced. Length.
Judge 2Some development, honeyed fig, ripe melon, pear. Pal is has some nice fruit, lacking freshness of acid leading to the pal to finish a bit clipped.
Judge 3Bright and clean, pitched in the citrus sphere, some pucker to the entry, texture, juice, balance and length.
Associate Judgemed int, lemon zest, stone, salt. dry, med flabby acid, balanced but lacking intensity and length.
Varietal: Vermentino, GI: Mudgee, 100%
CloneH62, Roostock: Cabernet Sauvignon, 100%
Soil TypeGranite,Loam,Quartz,Shale,Silt
Elevation570 Metres above sea level
Planting Density2000 Vines / Ha
Planted1996
IrrigationDripper
Growing MethodConventional
Crop Yeild7.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date18 / Feb / 2022
Rainfall847 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
FermentStainless Steel 100%
MaturationStainless Steel 100%
Bottling Date13 / Sep / 2022
ClosureScrew
Cases Produced559
Force ClassFalse
Winemaker Notejames manners