Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	First Drop Wines
Show	2024
Class	32
Entry Number	32#4
Brand	First Drop Wines
Wine Name	Nacional McLaren Vale Touriga Nacional
Vintage	2023
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	First Drop Cellar Door

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Silver
Overall Score	90
Judge 1	Closed and unyielding on nose - smells 'hard' and forbidding on entry, too. Then fruit is OK but 1D and a bit truncated.
Judge 2	kind of delicious ripeness, palate is is juicy but coated by some good firm tannins that land the plane
Judge 3	Nice juicy nose. Purple fruited. A little herbal/green.
Associate Judge	Baked goods. Cinnamon, orange zest. Again, quite dark purple salty but well handled. Quite balanced. Perhaps acid hanging out a little more than I'd like to see. Saline.

Varietal: Touriga Nacional, GI: McLaren Vale, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Clay,Loam
Elevation	130 Metres above sea level
Growing Method	Conventional Certificate: 0
Crop Yeild	8.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	17 / Mar / 2022
Rainfall	0 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	20 / May / 2023
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	100
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	John Retsas