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Entry Information
Exhibitor Billy Button Wines
Show 2024
Class 22
Entry Number 22#14
Brand Billy Button
Wine Name 'The Affable' Barbera
Vintage 2023
Origin Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name Tony Ferraro
Commercial Label Yes
Availability www.billybuttonwines.com.au
Judging Results
Medal / Award Bronze
Judge 1 Savoury spice. Has some vegetal greener edges. Forward
Judge 2 Medium to dark garnet in the glass, this wine smells of blackberry and black plum. In the mouth, juicy blackberry and black cherry fruit is shot through with a touch of orange peel, as gauzy tannins coat the mouth. Floral notes linger in the finish. The acidity here is slightly softer than I would like but overall the wine is quite pretty.
Judge 3 liquorice and herbs. black pepper. zippy fresh acid and florals bight white pepper finish. on revist declines in glass shows as simple
Associate Judge Red fruit, spice, lovely tannin structure and length, very approachable
Varietal: Barbera, GI: Alpine Valleys, 100%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type Clay,Deep,Loam
Elevation 200 Metres above sea level
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Harvest Date 24 / Mar / 2023
Rainfall 1300 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
Ferment Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation Plastic 100%
Bottling Date 18 / Jan / 2024
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 430
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Jo Marsh & Glenn James