Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Sapling Yard
Show	2025
Class	36
Entry Number	36#17
Brand	Sapling Yard
Wine Name	Gamay
Vintage	2024
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Jason Brown
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Overall Score	84
Judge 1	red fruited, sl sour edge, vegetal, sweet finish
Judge 2	Dank, mushroomy character. Wild strawberry, wet leaves - overall very mulchy.
Judge 3	Slightly inward / reductive aromatics. A little hard on the palate, some nice fruit. quite ripe.
Associate Judge	Toasty, charry nose with a green pea character. Palate is very restrained. Acid is a little sour but tannin is ripe.

Varietal: Gamay, GI: Tumbarumba, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Basalt,Loam
Elevation	550 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	2000 Vines / Ha
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	11.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	28 / Mar / 2024
Rainfall	500 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 60%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	23 / Nov / 2024
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	150
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Malcolm Burdett & Carla Rodeghiero