Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Billy Button Wines
Show	2024
Class	27
Entry Number	27#16
Brand	Billy Button
Wine Name	'The Clandestine' Schioppettino
Vintage	2023
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Brian Lewis
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Black Hearts and Sparrows

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Overall Score	86.5
Judge 1	Intense clove and white pepper. Peppery yet talc driven tannin with a lovely understated lantana and red cherry profile
Judge 2	VA dominates. Fake floral. SHort.
Judge 3	white pepper, spice, wild strawbs; medium bodied and clearer style of wine, some bright acidity, nice resolved tannins
Associate Judge	Red lipstick. Juicy red raspberry. Bright fruit. Nice medium length and persistence. Alc not too far out.

Varietal: Schioppettino, GI: Alpine Valleys, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Clay,Loam,Rocky
Elevation	300 Metres above sea level
Planted	2012
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Harvest Date	15 / Apr / 2023
Rainfall	1300 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Plastic 100%
Bottling Date	17 / Jan / 2024
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	106
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Glenn James and Jo Marsh