Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Gapsted Estate
Show	2025
Class	9
Entry Number	9#6
Brand	Gapsted Estate
Wine Name	Valley Selection Pinot Blanc
Vintage	2024
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Kane Michelini
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Gold
Overall Score	95
Judge 1	fragrant, round and harmonious and integrated with regards to acid, fruit and texture - porcelain flow
Judge 2	Coppery, straw colour. Clumsy reduction and a bit weedy. Dank vegetal note, a little gluey unfortunately. Simple fruit profile, lack of definition and identity.
Judge 3	Complex aromatics, but a touch unconvincing / battered. Wearing oxygen? Little hard, acidic and dry on the pallet.
Associate Judge	The nose of this wine is quite herbaceous and vegetal. Phenolic bitterness on the finish.

Varietal: Pinot Blanc/Bianco, GI: King Valley, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Unknown
Elevation	300 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	2780 Vines / Ha
Planted	1980
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	11.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	10 / Mar / 2024
Rainfall	820 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Old Wood 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	17 / Feb / 2025
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	208
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Toni Pla Bou