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Entry Information
Exhibitor 1847 Wines
Show 2014
Class 18
Entry Number 18#2
Brand 1847 Wines
Wine Name Home Block Petit Verdot
Vintage 2012
Origin Regional Blend
Commercial Label Yes
Availability From 1847
Judging Results
Medal / Award Bronze
Judge 1 Impenetrable purple violet. creamy oak takes immediately the lead over the spicy fruit on the nose. sweet and oaky and quite commercially styled and a dollop of (added?) acidity
Judge 2 sl sour, prune character on the nose, sl sour palate, short
Judge 3 inky, oaky, musty, brambly.. rich mouthfeel, firm tannin, bright acidity. Upright structure, solid wine.
Associate Judge black currant, brambly spirity, a bit cooked on nose, nice acid, good palate weight, vanilla, firm but ok tannin
Varietal: Petit Verdot, GI: Barossa Valley, 100%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type Unknown
Growing Method Conventional
Rainfall 0 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
Ferment Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation New Barrel 100%
Closure Cork
Cases Produced 12000
Force Class False