Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	First Ridge Wines
Show	2025
Class	26B
Entry Number	26B#18
Brand	First Ridge
Wine Name	Montepulciano
Vintage	2023
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Paul Baguley
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Mudgee

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Overall Score	89
Judge 1	Exuberant bramble and mulberry bush. Crunchy structure with the soft fruit, quite forward. Turns leafy towards the finish and some hard edges emerging
Judge 2	Inky dark maroon. Glass staining colour. Some molassessy sweet oak, some tinny earth, some black fruits. Rounded, rich and ripe. Bit hot to finish?
Judge 3	Appealing nose of concentrated black fruits versus vanillin oak, palate creamy and rich, a wave of silken fruit aided by lactic acidity, alcohol spritz & grippy tannins.
Associate Judge	mint, stalky, red plum, touch ald.thick coarse tannin on palate, touch splintery

Varietal: Montepulciano, GI: Mudgee, 100%
Clone	SAVII 01, Roostock: Shiraz, 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	23 / 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	183
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	james manners