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	Blue flowers/fruit, cinnamon spice, earth. Plush soft feel with pencil led and bramble, juicy, vibrant finish, a little short.
Judge 2	Perhaps a little stem interplay reacts poorly in terms of varietal exoression. Palate is clipped and lacks depth and balance. Slightly dilute.
Judge 3	Cooked or over-ripe fruit. Desiccated fruit on the palate, bright and cheerful but lacks structure and depth.
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