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Entry Information
ExhibitorBird in Hand
Show2014
Class29
Entry Number29#15
BrandBird in Hand
Wine NameBird in Hand Nero d'Avola
Vintage2012
OriginSingle Vineyard
Commercial LabelYes
AvailabilityCellar Door, Online
Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1Concentrated ruby. Immediate vanilla and cherry fruit nose and a little minty. tastes like pannacotta.
Judge 2Sl medicinal herbs and spice, juicy, more extracted style, lacks length
Judge 3new(ish) oak, ripe, sweet.. oak dominates, diff to see beyond. Fruit appears dark/dense, oak/tannin lingers. back off wood.
Associate Judgeoverpowering coconut nose, some throaties underneath, oak dominating, out of balance
Varietal: Nero d'Avola, GI: Adelaide Hills, 100%
CloneUnknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil TypeUnknown
Growing MethodConventional Certificate: 0
Rainfall0 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
FermentOpen Fermenter 100%
MaturationOld Barrel 90%
MaturationNew Barrel 10%
ClosureScrew
Cases Produced225
Force ClassFalse