Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	First Drop Wines
Show	2024
Class	42
Entry Number	42#1
Brand	First Drop Wines
Wine Name	Forza
Vintage	2010
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1	light, medium bodied, subtle, savoury. b leather, some dried herbs, drying. c.earthy
Judge 2	Withdrawn
Judge 3	Bracket in general looking tired. Oldest wine showing microbial issues. Overall lacks freshness and life.
Judge 4	Significant browning on the older two wines, assumed varietal. Youngest wine savoury and salty. Firm tannins noted throughout but very astringent without fruit core to support. Microbial wine 3.
Associate Judge	Interesting black tea and tee tree nose. Youngest wine already looks to be showing some development. Fruit looks a little tired, some nice tannin. Earthy secondary characteristics definitely present in mod aged wine. Some attractive tobacco leaf notes, however palate feels as though it has dried out and lacking fruit freshness. Some earthy barnayard feacal characters in the oldest wine, looks older than 10 years. Bret?

Varietal: Nebbiolo, GI: Adelaide Hills, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Clay,Loam,Sand,Shale
Elevation	340 Metres above sea level
Growing Method	Conventional

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Old Wood 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	200
Force Class	False
Winemaking Note	The fruit is destemmed and wild fermented for 30 days on skins. The ferment is plunged only. Post maceration it is pressed to 40% new French oak hogsheads to undergo MLF. Post MLF, minimal sulphur dioxide is added, and the wine matures sue lie for 20 months. sur lie for 20 months.
Winemaker Note	John Retsas
Provenance Vintages	2010, 2012, 2018