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Entry Information
Exhibitor Eldorado Road
Show 2014
Class 29
Entry Number 29#12
Brand Eldorado Road
Wine Name Comrade Nero d'Avola
Vintage 2013
Origin Single Vineyard
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Cellar Door Wine Store, Barrique, Sunshine Creek
Judging Results
Medal / Award Bronze
Overall Score 86
Judge 1 Youthful, deep crimson. sweet raspberry and cherry jam nose and fresh ripe palate. A little innocent and just a tiny bit dull on the finish but commercially viable wine
Judge 2 savoury, structured nose, some oak.. dusty, eastern spice, black cherry, pretty. lovely mouthfeel, tannin/acid in good shape. Covers flavr spect.
Judge 3 Cough lolly type aroma, firm tannin, alc evident, dusty tannins, sl tarry nose, palate
Associate Judge sweet berry and sweet cherry nose with some broody characters, cough syrup, mouth filling acid, fruit/acid but not too much else?
Varietal: Nero d'Avola, GI: North East Victoria, 100%
Clone MAT 1, Roostock: Gravesac, 100%
Soil Type Rocky
Elevation 220 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 2440 Vines / Ha
Planted 2009
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Crop Yeild 3.00 Tonnes / Ha
Rainfall 0 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
Ferment Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation Old Barrel 100%
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 191
Force Class False