Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Maxwell Wines
Show	2025
Class	27B
Entry Number	27B#16
Brand	Maxwell Wines
Wine Name	Nero d'Avola
Vintage	2023
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Joe Lopresti
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Overall Score	85
Judge 1	Baking spice, sweet, almost jammy fruit. Black fig and blackberry. Dusty tannins and fair concentration. Peppery finish
Judge 2	jubey fruits, some tobacco leaf lift. rich, tad sweet
Judge 3	ripe blackberry, plum skin, oak spice, tannins are quite drying clipping finish
Associate Judge	coconut, polish, thick oak over fruit on palate. very savoury wood, beef bone broth fruit gets pushed to the back.

Varietal: Nero d'Avola, GI: McLaren Vale, 100%
Clone	MAT 1, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Limestone/Calcareous,Loam
Elevation	30 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	1851 Vines / Ha
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	4.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	05 / Apr / 2023
Rainfall	380 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Stainless Steel 50%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 50%
Bottling Date	15 / May / 2024
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	320
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Kate Petering