Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Vin Merchants
Show	2025
Class	5
Entry Number	5#5
Brand	Roots Winemaking Project
Wine Name	Pecorino
Vintage	2024
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Ashley Ratcliff
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Silver
Overall Score	90
Judge 1	darker colour, cloudy, skins fermented? Quite gritty, chewy, then softens and flows
Judge 2	deep gold. Green olive brine, sea water, preserved lemon and woodsy herbs. pineapple juice. Great crunch, fine and layered phenolics, good length, plenty of interest and freshness. Love the native rosemary through line and acidity in check..
Judge 3	Mid golden straw colour, unfiltered light haze suggesting some skin contact. Aromatically leans to fresh warm hay, baked apple and pastry. All clean. Palate has nice pitch, heft and tannin from the skin contact is very well handled. This wine suggests Pec is a good variety for doing skin contact with. This is a good wine. I can imagine smashing a burrata with a glass of this.
Associate Judge	Canned corn, mulch, onion. I find the nose very intriguing but can't quite get past the very subtle mouldy paper character. Palate is full and generous and quite silky but then there is acid and a nice phenolic grip.

Varietal: Pecorino, GI: Riverland, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method	Conventional

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Plastic 100%
Maturation	Stainless Steel 50%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 50%
Cases Produced	150
Force Class	False