Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Tenafeate Creek Wines
Show	2025
Class	1
Entry Number	1#16
Brand	Tenafeate Creek Wines
Wine Name	Sparkling BLUSH
Vintage	2025
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Overall Score	83
Judge 1	Pigeon eye colour but muted palate with a touch of salumi. Flavour and balance working at different speeds on palate. Lacks coherence.
Judge 2	Forward nutty. Bitter almond. Juicy opulent feel. Glyerol thickness. Needs some lift
Judge 3	saline spicey notes. palate drying. a touch funky on back.
Associate Judge	Mid-peach hue. Ripe framed fruit, rhubarb, peach, salt, yeast. Savoury style, well handled fruit. Great length, sherbet-adjacent acid, giving freshness. A lot of wine in the glass.

Varietal: Sangiovese, GI: Mount Lofty Ranges, 100%
Clone	MAT 2, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Clay,Limestone/Calcareous,Quartz,Rocky
Elevation	200 Metres above sea level
Growing Method	Conventional

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation	Stainless Steel 100%
Cases Produced	200
Residual Sugar	5 grams / litre (0 to 300)
Wine Style / Method	Carbonated
Force Class	False
Winemaking Note	Machine harvested during the night, crushed and pressed. No skin contact. Cool ferment over 3 week period, neutral yeast stain. Left on yeast lees for 6 months prior to bottling. Added 3 grms sugar conc at bottling, totally 5 grm RS.