Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Topper's Mountain Wines
Show	2025
Class	22
Entry Number	22#9
Brand	Topper's Mountain Wines
Wine Name	Keeper Nebbiolo
Vintage	2017
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Mark Kirkby
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	not released yet

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Overall Score	83
Judge 1	Herbal, brett? faecal? chewy tannin, sappy
Judge 2	Med+ Ruby, bit cloudy too. VA, a bit of brett... saddle, maraschino cherry, candy violet. Brett sticks out a bit on the palate.
Judge 3	Intense and deep aroma, some VA but not out of place. Sweet / sour on the palate. Almost a dried grape style. Handled well, little dried out from oak / lacking poise.
Associate Judge	Stewed. A slight dank barrel character on the nose. Is this wine oxidised? or old?

Varietal: Nebbiolo, GI: New England Australia, 100%
Clone	K6V1, Roostock: Riesling, 22%
Clone	MAT 7, Roostock: Riesling, 11%
Clone	MAT 3, Roostock: Riesling, 12%
Clone	FPS 10, Roostock: Riesling, 22%
Clone	CN 230, Roostock: Riesling, 22%
Clone	CN 111, Roostock: Riesling, 11%
Soil Type	Basalt,Deep,Loam,Volcanic
Elevation	900 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	2424 Vines / Ha
Planted	2002
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional Certificate: 0
Crop Yeild	5.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	27 / Apr / 2022
Rainfall	1410 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	18 / Aug / 2025
Closure	Cork
Cases Produced	100
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Jan Taborsky