Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	First Ridge Wines
Show	2024
Class	3B
Entry Number	3B#5
Brand	First Ridge
Wine Name	Vermentino
Vintage	2023
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Paul Baguley
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Mudgee

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Gold
Overall Score	95
Judge 1	Musk perfume. Spiced. Lovely intensity and depth. Complex. Balanced. Length.
Judge 2	Some 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 3	Bright and clean, pitched in the citrus sphere, some pucker to the entry, texture, juice, balance and length.
Associate Judge	med int, lemon zest, stone, salt. dry, med flabby acid, balanced but lacking intensity and length.

Varietal: Vermentino, GI: Mudgee, 100%
Clone	H62, Roostock: Cabernet Sauvignon, 100%
Soil Type	Granite,Loam,Quartz,Shale,Silt
Elevation	570 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	2000 Vines / Ha
Planted	1996
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	7.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	18 / Feb / 2022
Rainfall	847 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation	Stainless Steel 100%
Bottling Date	13 / Sep / 2022
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	559
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	james manners