Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Ballandean Estate Wines
Show	2025
Class	38
Entry Number	38#11
Brand	Ballandean Estate
Wine Name	Saperavi
Vintage	2024
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Angelo Puglisi & Robyn Robertson
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Silver
Overall Score	92
Judge 1	Herbal and blackberry fruit in good balance on nose and palate, quite juicy, very tannic but grapey and finishes fresh.
Judge 2	Fragrant cherry wood. charry. forest fruits. nice long tannin. gravelly fine. quenching and long. Appealling bigger style. very floral.
Judge 3	nicely balanced oak to fruit. palate has nice line and texture. blue fruit. became painforte rich with time
Associate Judge	Savoury, earthy, touch sweaty. Palate dilute, lacking fruit weight.

Varietal: Saperavi, GI: Granite Belt, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Elevation	780 Metres above sea level
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	4.00 Tonnes / Ha

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Closure	Diam
Cases Produced	322
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Boxi Zhen