Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Saddler's Creek Wines
Show	2025
Class	16
Entry Number	16#9
Brand	Saddler's Creek Wines
Wine Name	Winemaker's Craft Gewurtztraminer
Vintage	2025
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Ernest Hill
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Silver
Overall Score	90
Judge 1	Light and perfumed, floral leading to phenolic. Chalky finish. Tangy balance and holds up well in the glass.
Judge 2	Appealing pewter hue. Delicate correct aromatics, not overpowering. Attractive lychee pure nose. Palate correctly coarse and varietal, producer has not smashed with acid which is nice. Well made from good fruit. Easily best in this class. Natural 93 but will 95 for the chat.
Judge 3	Pale lemon with a pretty, aromatic nose of orange blossom, lychee and spice - palate texturally rich, some varietal oiliness, with chalky acidity in balance and finishing fruit-led. Elegant and a lovely example.
Associate Judge	banana, white floral aromas. turkish delight, orange oil, lychee on palate, chalky phenolic balances sweet fruit well. Long finish tad warm

Varietal: Gewurztraminer, GI: Hunter Valley, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method	Conventional

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation	Stainless Steel 100%
Cases Produced	100
Force Class	False