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Entry Information
ExhibitorTopper's Mountain Wines
Show2024
Class15
Entry Number15#5
BrandTopperĀ“s Mounatin
Wine NameGewurztraminer
Vintage2023
OriginSingle Vineyard
Viticulturist NameMark Kirkby
Commercial LabelYes
AvailabilityAustralia
Judging Results
Medal / AwardBronze
Judge 1Powerful fruit profile that edges on over ripe. More baked quince, which translates to an over ripe character on palate. Which leaves the wine feeling overly broad and lacking direction, acid line
Judge 2golden hue; reductive nose; rich and full bodied style (some age?), phenolic edges, some development with nice acie
Judge 3Yellow ice block, yellow life savers, whiffs of lychee and white nectarine flesh and blossom, some talc in the background. Quite round framed and oily even, with some heat present, complex and full textured, peach jam, mango chutney, with an almost cocoa nib oak tannin carry
Associate Judgeslight peanut notes, wood fermented? generous fleshy orange. persistent
Varietal: Gewurztraminer, GI: New England Australia, 100%
ClonePenfold T6, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 70%
ClonePenfold T6, Roostock: 110 Richter, 30%
Soil TypeClay,Deep,Loam,Volcanic
Elevation900 Metres above sea level
Planting Density2424 Vines / Ha
Planted2002
IrrigationNone
Growing MethodConventional
Wine Making Information
MaturationLarge Format Oak 100%
ClosureScrew
Cases Produced90
Force ClassFalse
Winemaker NoteJan Taborsky