Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Pankhurst Wines
Show	2025
Class	8
Entry Number	8#3
Brand	Pankhurst Wines
Wine Name	Marsanne
Vintage	2023
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Allan Pankhurst
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Silver
Overall Score	93
Judge 1	A bit of colour. Weight palate with butterscotch tones emerging. At its apogée, this has gone biscuity and toasty with caramelised notes.
Judge 2	pale straw. A really varietal nose! No TDN, and lots of the slightly gel-like waxy floralness, like a fallen magnolia petal, bruising. I really dig this. This is really good. Palate with the right weight, right richness and I can really picture the fruit. I don't think I've ever seen this purity in AUS Marsanne before. It's excellent. Easily wine of class for me.
Judge 3	Medium gold with a leesy, fresh cheese nose - palate also with fresh cheese aromas over light white peach notes, creamy palate, chalky acidity. Ultimately finishes on a lovely savoury mineral note.
Associate Judge	sweet tropical nose. burnt, metallic quality to palate, quite bitter.

Varietal: Marsanne, GI: Canberra District, 91%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Semillon, 100%
Soil Type	Granite
Elevation	560 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	2500 Vines / Ha
Planted	2016
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	10.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	25 / Apr / 2023

Varietal: Roussanne, GI: Canberra District, 9%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Semillon, 100%
Soil Type	Granite
Elevation	560 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	2500 Vines / Ha
Planted	2016
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	10.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	25 / Apr / 2023

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation	Stainless Steel 100%
Bottling Date	30 / Oct / 2023
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	166
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Alex McKay