Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	ridgemill estate
Show	2024
Class	31
Entry Number	31#7
Brand	Ridgemill Estate
Wine Name	Mencia
Vintage	2023
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Bruce Bassham
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Overall Score	84
Judge 1	Perhaps a little stem interplay reacts poorly in terms of varietal exoression. Palate is clipped and lacks depth and balance. Slightly dilute.
Judge 2	Cooked or over-ripe fruit. Desiccated fruit on the palate, bright and cheerful but lacks structure and depth.
Judge 3	Blue flowers/fruit, cinnamon spice, earth. Plush soft feel with pencil led and bramble, juicy, vibrant finish, a little short.
Associate Judge	earthy spices, spiced blackberry and blueberry. spicy. med intensity. med plus acidity, quite lively with blackberry and red cranberry. acid a little pokey with the lesser intensity of fruit

Varietal: Mencía / Jaen, GI: Riverland, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Sand
Growing Method	Conventional

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation	Large Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	14 / Aug / 2024
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	208
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Peter McGlashan