Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Billy Button Wines
Show	2024
Class	42
Entry Number	42#5
Brand	Billy Button
Wine Name	'The Affable' Barbera
Vintage	NV
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Tony Ferraro
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Gold
Judge 1	bright red, cherry fruit, some baked spices, forest floor, mulchy bracken. Soft tannins, b.brick cherry red,baked plums, dried spice, meaty line,c.brick red, dried fruit, riper spectrum, slight pucker on finish.
Judge 2	Varietal definition and integrity throughout. Balanced and texturally sound. Powdery tannin profile throughout. Age worthy.
Judge 3	Lovely consistency across the bracket with tannin texture and profile. Has brick dust. Silky plush mid and finished mouthcoating. Generally youthful. Oldest wine showing development but still generally fresh and all have lovely core of succulent fruit.
Judge 4	W1 bright, saline and briary. Older wines show a consistent line of acidity, pepper and blood orange. W3 losing freshness to balance development. Decent persistence.
Associate Judge	Nice bright red currant fruit, glossy. Good tannin and freshness on palate. Fruit feels a little tired on moderately aged wines, some nice anise notes however. Plate is short. Oldest wine has interesting cigar box characters and spcie. Really lovely expression still some life remaining.

Varietal: Barbera, GI: Alpine Valleys, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method	Conventional

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Plastic 100%
Force Class	False
Winemaking Note	2014, 2021, 2023
Winemaker Note	Jo Marsh
Provenance Vintages	2014, 2021, 2023