Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Billy Button Wines
Show	2025
Class	17
Entry Number	17#1
Brand	Shy Susan
Wine Name	Gruner Veltliner
Vintage	2024
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Pete and Stef Antonello
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Billy Button Cellar Door

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Overall Score	85
Judge 1	Vanillin oak to the fore, sweet and perfumed. Spicy palate with a note of butterscotch. Fair concentration, submerged by the wood somewhat. Some freshness returns with orange and apricot on the end.
Judge 2	spice, umami notes on nose. interesting flavour profile. finishes a bit flat unfortunately. developed colour
Judge 3	med minus int, cream, lemon pith, varietally lacking on the nose. rich, creamy. A well made wine and pleasantly balanced with a touch of ripe mango on the palate.
Associate Judge	bourbon oak character, calms down on second look. vanilla cream, butterscotch character. creamy, almost oily mid, mango, mint, brigth acidity to caryying. oak sitting high atm

Varietal: Gruener Veltliner, GI: Alpine Valleys, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Planted	2014
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Harvest Date	11 / Mar / 2023

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Old Wood 100%
Maturation	Large Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	08 / Jun / 2023
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	53
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Glenn James, Jo Marsh