Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	The Usual Suspects Collective 0448
Show	2025
Class	4A
Entry Number	4A#54
Brand	Hesketh
Wine Name	Small Batch Fiano
Vintage	2025
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Matthew Hill-Smith
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Overall Score	87
Judge 1	touch SO2, recently bottled?, crisp, appley
Judge 2	orage blossom. talcy nose, bath salts and lemon florals. bitter almond finish. fruit sweetness a bit jangly but pulls together with time.. pretty and bright, but falls off the finish to take this higher.
Judge 3	bright green lime and lemon., stone. refreshing acidity, medium bodied, pleasant finish of ripe stonefruit and light texture
Associate Judge	stone fruit, white floral, hit of green bean, snow pea, nice fruit driven

Varietal: Fiano, GI: Adelaide Hills, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Loam,Sand
Elevation	450 Metres above sea level
Planted	2020
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	12.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	15 / Mar / 2025
Rainfall	600 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation	Stainless Steel 100%
Bottling Date	18 / Aug / 2025
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	500
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Keeda Zilm , Luke Broadbent