Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	De Bortoli Wines
Show	2025
Class	26B
Entry Number	26B#19
Brand	Regional Classic
Wine Name	Heathcote Montepulciano
Vintage	2021
Origin	Regional Blend
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Silver
Overall Score	91
Judge 1	Soft fruit, spicy plum and cherry. Concentrated mid-palate and fruit-driven. Developing nicely and holding well in the glass. Lovely spicy and potpourri complexity in balance with the maturing fruit.
Judge 2	Inky dark maroon. Blue fruits but some reduction also, cheese powder. Rounded and ripe with some nice chunky tannin. Solid.
Judge 3	Menthol & cedar, sarsaparilla, black & blue fruit aromas - palate sweet and oaky, dominating fruit at the finish
Associate Judge	color not bad for age. lavender perfume, green stalk spice. fruit feels tired/cooked edge. much bitter oak tannin

Varietal: Montepulciano, GI: Heathcote, 100%
Clone	SAVII 01, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Clay,Loam
Elevation	120 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	1852 Vines / Ha
Planted	2016
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	5.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	29 / Mar / 2021
Rainfall	445 (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	19 / Jan / 2023
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	800
Force Class	False