Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	First Ridge Wines
Show	2024
Class	22
Entry Number	22#19
Brand	First Ridge
Wine Name	Barbera
Vintage	2022
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Paul Baguley
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Mudgee

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1	Dusty and drying. Green herbal edge. Plain
Judge 2	Inky opaque garnet in the glass, this wine smells of mocha and blackberry. In the mouth, rich ripe blackberry and black cherry fruit mixes with orange peel, and taught, muscular tannins coat the mouth. There's enough acidity here to keep things fresh, but this is a brawny wine to be sure.
Judge 3	minty, clove, spice, oak sitting over the top of the fruit. and very drying
Associate Judge	developed fruit, baking spices, cedar, textual and soft tannin structure

Varietal: Barbera, GI: Mudgee, 100%
Clone	F6V4, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 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	5.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	25 / Mar / 2022
Rainfall	847 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	31 / May / 2023
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	295
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	james manners