Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	First Ridge Wines
Show	2025
Class	23
Entry Number	23#3
Brand	First Ridge
Wine Name	Barbera
Vintage	2023
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Paul Baguley
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Mudgee

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Overall Score	84
Judge 1	deep colour, quite strong oak and a bit of va lift, chunky, ripe with rustic tannin
Judge 2	Very ripe baked fruit like black cherry tart, savoury cedar spice oak notes. Sweetness on palate out of balance, astringent drying tannins.
Judge 3	Minty green herbal. Sappy nice cool fruit. Jubey simple
Associate Judge	rich dark fruit, dark plum fresh, nice spices with rich dark fruits driven, nice tannin structure

Varietal: Barbera, GI: Mudgee, 100%
Clone	F6V4, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Granite,Loam,Quartz,Shale,Silt
Elevation	570 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	2000 Vines / Ha
Planted	1996
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	5.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	16 / Mar / 2023
Rainfall	857 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	22 / Aug / 2024
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	392
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	james manners