Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Billy Button Wines
Show	2025
Class	23
Entry Number	23#5
Brand	Billy Button
Wine Name	'The Affable' Barbera
Vintage	2023
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Tony Ferraro
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	www.billybuttonwines.com.au

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Overall Score	89
Judge 1	med red colour, floral, rosemary and spice, lifted aromas sweetish fruit with a slightly sour edge
Judge 2	Pencil shaving cedary oak over concentated black cherry, plum and raspberry fruit, intense and savoury. chewy oak tannins to finish.
Judge 3	black fruit herbal. Mineral. Savoury feel lacks vibrancy.
Associate Judge	leafy, spices, juicy red fruit, pretty high acidity with sour cherry dominant.

Varietal: Barbera, GI: Alpine Valleys, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Clay,Deep,Loam
Elevation	200 Metres above sea level
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Harvest Date	24 / Mar / 2023
Rainfall	1300 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation	Plastic 100%
Bottling Date	18 / Jan / 2024
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	430
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Jo Marsh & Glenn James