Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Gapsted Estate
Show	2025
Class	18
Entry Number	18#1
Brand	Gapsted Estate
Wine Name	Valley Selection Arinto
Vintage	2024
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Stephen Shelmerdine
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Overall Score	87
Judge 1	Semi aromatic, apples, lemon, waxy, grippy, slightly unctuous feel, pleasant bitter apple-skin finish, held by phenolics. Lacking energy.
Judge 2	Light straw/green hue. lemon/lime citrus, fresh golden apple. Herbal, alpine quality - pine resin. Pithy, fresh acid. Leesy, dough/beery thing
Judge 3	Sweet yellow florals, nice zesty palate. Some tannin. Good flow. Nice flavour and balance.
Associate Judge	Waxy skin, pithy acid. Lemon juice, tart. Dusting of florals. Extractive, contributing mid-palate weight.

Varietal: Arinto, GI: Nagambie Lakes, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Unknown
Elevation	80 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	3030 Vines / Ha
Planted	1969
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	12.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	04 / Mar / 2024
Rainfall	600 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation	Stainless Steel 100%
Bottling Date	17 / Feb / 2025
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	988
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Toni Pla Bou