Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Fetherston Vintners
Show	2025
Class	14
Entry Number	14#5
Brand	Fetherston
Wine Name	'Magnolia' Albarino
Vintage	2024
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Paul Bettio
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Silver
Overall Score	91
Judge 1	oak on the nose, some malo influence, complex texture, long flavour
Judge 2	cheesy yellow peach flesh. slight sweaty note. crushed blanched cashews and salted creamy lactic note. wonderful salt dusted palate, with a whoosh of fruit concentration below. fine phenolics, lifted and great length. Sweaty note on second look pulled this down from a gold.
Judge 3	Bright lemony straw. Nose has some savoury complexity in the lightly leesy zone, cashew yellowy fruits besides. Portion of this saw some oak, presumably. Nice impression, some power and drive to the wine. Quite serious I think. Staying off gold just because of a hard edge to a slight reduction, but that may be mean.
Associate Judge	Grass and herbs on the nose. Palate is lovely, no sweetness and a nice green vegetal hint. Good acid. Nice phenolic.

Varietal: Albariño, GI: King Valley, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Clay
Elevation	205 Metres above sea level
Growing Method	Sustainable
Harvest Date	26 / Feb / 2024

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Old Wood 100%
Maturation	Large Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	10 / Dec / 2024
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	278
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Chris Lawrence