Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Lark Hill Winery
Show	2025
Class	27B
Entry Number	27B#1
Brand	Lark Hill
Wine Name	Nero D'Avola
Vintage	2024
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Tumblong Hills
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Silver
Overall Score	90
Judge 1	Some nutty character alongside violet and exotic berry fruit. Late, concentrated flavours. Ripe tannins with breadth, finishing peppery and grainy. Good balance right to the back. Youthful but promising
Judge 2	potpourri nose, talc florals. sweet, touch short.
Judge 3	med minus int, cherry cola, light blueberry, medium bodied, plush juby fruits, med minus tannin interplays with juby fruit character. delicate oak spice comes in at end
Associate Judge	red plum skin, fushia floral, windex character. sweet confection, red razzler, red licorice, touch of bramble and vanilla. juicy adn slurpy, acid a bit grippy but balances sweetness well

Varietal: Nero d'Avola, GI: Gundagai, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method	Conventional

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation	Large Format Oak 100%
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	220
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Chris Carpenter