Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Lino Ramble
Show	2024
Class	37
Entry Number	37#5
Brand	LINO RAMBLE
Wine Name	SIMON SAYS
Vintage	2023
Origin	Multi-regional Blend
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1	Soft and plush mid. Has dark cherry and chocolate spice. Good juicy mid with very grainy tannin - just slightly dusty.
Judge 2	Very dark garnet in the glass, this wine smells of blueberry and blackberry tinged with blackcurrant. In the mouth, muscular mouth-coating tannins stiffen and dry the mouth as flavors of blueberry and blackberry mix with wet earth. Very good acidity but the tannins suck almost all the moisture out of the mouth,
Judge 3	dull, ripe, macerated red fruit. ripe and jubey. shiraz-esk
Associate Judge	rich ripe fruit, larger gravely tannin, that dominate

Varietal: Saperavi, GI: McLaren Vale, 100%
Clone	I11V10, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Basalt,Deep,Silt
Elevation	25 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	1667 Vines / Ha
Planted	2013
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	3.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	22 / Feb / 2023
Rainfall	405 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Large Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	10 / Jan / 2024
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	200
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	ANDREW COPPARD