Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Oliver's Taranga Vineyards
Show	2025
Class	24
Entry Number	24#3
Brand	Oliver's Taranga Vineyards
Wine Name	Sagrantino
Vintage	2023
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Don Oliver
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Oliver's Taranga Vineyards, 246 Seaview Road, McLaren Vale

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Overall Score	87
Judge 1	deep colour, dark, brambly aromas, earthy, dark fruit and spice with quite sharp acidity and firm tannin making it a bit rustic/angular
Judge 2	nose tucked in. tart fruit, brakish spice. tar. plum skin. clove. V. chewy tannins, but nice fruit drive and energy maintained. great woodsy spice and interest. Alch a bit ripe?
Judge 3	dried blackberry and cranberry, red and black cherry skins. very mouthfilling tannins, not quite the fruit intensity to balance.
Associate Judge	liquorice, dry mouthfeel but balance with RS & acidity

Varietal: Sagrantino, GI: McLaren Vale, 100%
Clone	MAT 4, Roostock: 110 Richter, 100%
Soil Type	Limestone/Calcareous,Loam,Shallow
Elevation	100 Metres above sea level
Planted	2004
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Sustainable Certificate: Sustainable Winegrowing Austra
Crop Yeild	4.80 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	31 / Mar / 2022
Rainfall	0 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Large Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	09 / Oct / 2023
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	300
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Corrina Wright