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Entry Information
Exhibitor Briar Ridge Vineyard
Show 2024
Class 4A
Entry Number 4A#22
Brand Briar Ridge
Wine Name Limited Release Fiano
Vintage 2024
Origin Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name Jeremy O'Brien
Commercial Label Yes
Availability
Judging Results
Medal / Award Bronze
Judge 1 Fruit feels overipe, palate feels short but still has freshness.
Judge 2 Fairly neutral nose and palate lacking intensity, feels a little empty, finishes with bitter grip.
Judge 3 sulfide, nutty autolysis is complex, its kind of delicious, but muddles the variety. possibly some oak influence ..interesting style
Associate Judge Grandma's potpurri drawer. Fleshy yellow grapefruit, pithy too. Delicate. Quiet.
Varietal: Fiano, GI: Hunter Valley, 100%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type Clay,Sand
Elevation 180 Metres above sea level
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Wine Making Information
Ferment Stainless Steel 75%
Ferment New Wood 25%
Maturation Stainless Steel 100%
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 167
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Andrew Duff