Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Billy Button Wines
Show	2024
Class	37
Entry Number	37#7
Brand	Billy Button
Wine Name	'The Squid' Saperavi
Vintage	2022
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Jeremy Smith
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Billy Button cellar door

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1	Dried herb and soy sauce. Bit dusty asphalt. Vegetal spice.
Judge 2	Dark garnet in the glass, this wine smells of raisins and prunes, blackberry and licorice. In the mouth, fresh acidity makes flavors of blackberry, earth, and licorice juicy but thick tannins coat the mouth and squeeze. The tannins are drying.
Judge 3	casiss, inky, syrupy aroma. palate fine and well balanced tannin. picked ripe
Associate Judge	developed fruit sour cherry

Varietal: Saperavi, GI: Alpine Valleys, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Clay,Loam
Elevation	250 Metres above sea level
Growing Method	Conventional
Harvest Date	31 / Mar / 2022

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Plastic 100%
Bottling Date	01 / Nov / 2023
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	300
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Glenn James and Jo Marsh