Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	O'Leary Walker Wines
Show	2025
Class	27B
Entry Number	27B#19
Brand	O'Leary Walker Wines
Wine Name	Nero d'Avola
Vintage	2023
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Neil Grace
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Overall Score	84
Judge 1	Light, pretty and perfumed. Showing some development now, peppery notes on the finish.
Judge 2	stalky olive brine, sweet confected fruits.
Judge 3	tart red cranberry and strawberry, light rose petal, carries to palate. just a bit stalky without intensity to match
Associate Judge	cooked plum. pepper spice, bay leaf, stalky spice. strawberry green lollied edge, confection note to the fruit. grainy woody tannin. bit dry

Varietal: Nero d'Avola, GI: Clare Valley, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Limestone/Calcareous,Loam
Elevation	380 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	2100 Vines / Ha
Planted	2016
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	8.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	21 / Mar / 2023
Rainfall	560 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	21 / Nov / 2024
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	250
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Jack Walker