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Exhibitor Sutton Grange Winery
Show 2024
Class 7B
Entry Number 7B#2
Brand Sutton Grange Winery
Wine Name Estate Viognier
Vintage 2023
Origin Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name Sue Hamilton
Commercial Label Yes
Availability
Judging Results
Medal / Award Gold
Judge 1 lifted fruit, with complexity, stone fruit, has some wt, and line, savoury
Judge 2 Lifted and fresh. A tropical and slight herbal profile, passionfruit. Light phenolics.
Judge 3 floral, fresh stone fruit, really lovely acid balance makes the phenolics drag out a little, finish is refreshing and delicious
Associate Judge Oxidative in style, slight bitterness coming through in the phenolics.
Varietal: Viognier, GI: Bendigo, 100%
Clone Montpellier 1968, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type Granite
Elevation 350 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 2788 Vines / Ha
Planted 2002
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Crop Yeild 3.90 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date 11 / Mar / 2021
Wine Making Information
Ferment Concrete Vat 100%
Maturation Concrete 100%
Bottling Date 27 / Oct / 2021
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 150
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Melanie Chester