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Entry Information
Exhibitor Brown Family Wine Group
Show 2024
Class 35
Entry Number 35#6
Brand Brown Brothers
Wine Name Limited Release Gamay
Vintage 2023
Origin Single Vineyard
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Brown Brothers Cellar Door
Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1 Sulphide rubbery and flat. lacks freshness
Judge 2 dried herb. some development . alc warmth
Judge 3 Slight dankness, menthol, lacking freshness. Palate has nice acid line and reasonable structure but is lacking fruit to flesh it out.
Associate Judge earthy, bacon fat, baking spice, stewed strawberries, a bit hollow but a nice frame
Varietal: Gamay, GI: King Valley, 100%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Elevation 450 Metres above sea level
Growing Method Conventional
Harvest Date 04 / Mar / 2014
Wine Making Information
Ferment Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation Small Format Oak 100%
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 800
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Simon McMillan