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Entry Information
ExhibitorLino Ramble
Show2024
Class37
Entry Number37#5
BrandLINO RAMBLE
Wine NameSIMON SAYS
Vintage2023
OriginMulti-regional Blend
Commercial LabelYes
Availability
Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1Soft and plush mid. Has dark cherry and chocolate spice. Good juicy mid with very grainy tannin - just slightly dusty.
Judge 2Very 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 3dull, ripe, macerated red fruit. ripe and jubey. shiraz-esk
Associate Judgerich ripe fruit, larger gravely tannin, that dominate
Varietal: Saperavi, GI: McLaren Vale, 100%
CloneI11V10, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil TypeBasalt,Deep,Silt
Elevation25 Metres above sea level
Planting Density1667 Vines / Ha
Planted2013
IrrigationDripper
Growing MethodConventional
Crop Yeild3.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date22 / Feb / 2023
Rainfall405 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
FermentOpen Fermenter 100%
MaturationLarge Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date10 / Jan / 2024
ClosureScrew
Cases Produced200
Force ClassFalse
Winemaker NoteANDREW COPPARD