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Exhibitorridgemill estate
Show2024
Class31
Entry Number31#7
BrandRidgemill Estate
Wine NameMencia
Vintage2023
OriginSingle Vineyard
Viticulturist NameBruce Bassham
Commercial LabelYes
Availability
Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1Perhaps a little stem interplay reacts poorly in terms of varietal exoression. Palate is clipped and lacks depth and balance. Slightly dilute.
Judge 2Cooked or over-ripe fruit. Desiccated fruit on the palate, bright and cheerful but lacks structure and depth.
Judge 3Blue flowers/fruit, cinnamon spice, earth. Plush soft feel with pencil led and bramble, juicy, vibrant finish, a little short.
Associate Judgeearthy 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: MencĂ­a / Jaen, GI: Riverland, 100%
CloneUnknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil TypeSand
Growing MethodConventional
Wine Making Information
FermentStainless Steel 100%
MaturationLarge Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date14 / Aug / 2024
ClosureScrew
Cases Produced208
Force ClassFalse
Winemaker NotePeter McGlashan