Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Billy Button Wines
Show	2024
Class	9
Entry Number	9#4
Brand	Billy Button
Wine Name	'The Demure' Pinot Blanc
Vintage	2023
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Mick Dalbosco
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	www.billybuttonwines.com.au

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Overall Score	89
Judge 1	Lovely upfront fruit. Bright and fresh. Good balance. Lacks some intensity.
Judge 2	Bright and lifted tropical and melon fruits. Pal again shows this bright pretty fruit, nice acid and good length. Just a little 1D to elevate further.
Judge 3	Bright, clean, quite neutral (pear), clean finish, some zest. Lacks complexity but good drinking balance and some typicity.
Associate Judge	med int, stone fruit, banna, ripeness on nose, underlying florals, dry, medium acid, simple smooth palate

Varietal: Pinot Blanc/Bianco, GI: Alpine Valleys, 93%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Clay,Deep,Loam
Elevation	300 Metres above sea level
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Harvest Date	14 / Mar / 2023
Rainfall	1300 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Varietal: Pinot Gris/Grigio, GI: Alpine Valleys, 7%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Clay,Deep,Loam
Elevation	300 Metres above sea level
Growing Method	Conventional
Harvest Date	06 / Mar / 2023
Rainfall	1300 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation	Stainless Steel 100%
Bottling Date	08 / Jun / 2023
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	254
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Glenn James, Melissa Fettke, Jo Marsh