Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Billy Button Wines
Show	2025
Class	25
Entry Number	25#3
Brand	Billy Button
Wine Name	'The Unexpected' Aglianico
Vintage	2022
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Mark Walpole
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Overall Score	84
Judge 1	oak, sweet fruit, riper style. sl sour finish, with sweet fruit.
Judge 2	ripe red fruited, warmth and generosity of nose. bit of spice and baked earth. dried florals. lacks some fruit weight and concentration, and a bit of a balsamic finish.
Judge 3	Deep cherry maroon. A woodier nose, warm firewood. Red berries besides. Palate if correct and crunchily tannic. I do like those ropes of tannin. Good.
Associate Judge	Pretty nose, floral, oak, slight lift. Very dry tannin on palate. Balsamic character on finish

Varietal: Aglianico, GI: Alpine Valleys, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method	Conventional

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	247
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Glenn James & Jo Marsh