Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Bondar Wines
Show	2025
Class	4A
Entry Number	4A#28
Brand	Bondar Wines
Wine Name	Fiano
Vintage	2025
Origin	Regional Blend
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Overall Score	88
Judge 1	sl reduced, short, clipped palate, sour finish
Judge 2	straw/green. tropical fruit nose - green pineapple core, underripe guava, melon. palate concentration is solid. Acids are a little hard. Good balance all the same.
Judge 3	Aromatically very shut / little bit pongy. Lovely lively palate. Lovely texture, nice sweet / savoury papaya / mango / lime flavours. Very closed but very good.
Associate Judge	Reductive nose, bilgey. Palate is nice textural and has good breadth for a young wine

Varietal: Fiano, GI: McLaren Vale, 100%
Clone	VCR 3, Roostock: 110 Richter, 22%
Clone	VCR 3, Roostock: 110 Richter, 78%
Soil Type	Clay
Elevation	50 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	1666 Vines / Ha
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Sustainable Certificate: SWA
Crop Yeild	4.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	22 / Feb / 2023
Rainfall	439 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Old Wood 15%
Ferment	Stainless Steel 85%
Maturation	Stainless Steel 100%
Bottling Date	24 / Jun / 2023
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	252
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Andre Bondar