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Entry Information
Exhibitor Eternity Rutherglen Pty Ltd
Show 2014
Class 1B
Entry Number 1B#16
Brand Rutherglen Estates
Wine Name Viognier
Vintage 2012
Origin Single Vineyard
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Cellar Door, online, Melbourne bottle shops, Canberra bottle shops, NE Vic bottle shops
Judging Results
Medal / Award Bronze
Judge 1 good texture balanced with enough acidity. phenolic finish cleans up well, food wine.
Judge 2 Unusual almost white burgundy-like nose. Chardonnay notes follow on palate, nutty, dense, actually a very good drink.
Judge 3 Doughy, yeasty nose. Flat on the palate, weird almost mousy finish.
Associate Judge Thin nose and palate
Varietal: Viognier, GI: Rutherglen, 100%
Clone Montpellier 1968, Roostock: SO4, 100%
Soil Type Clay,Deep,Gravel,Limestone/Calcareous,Loam,Rocky,Sand,Shallow,Silt,Unknown,Volcanic
Elevation 190 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 1666 Vines / Ha
Planted 1999
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional Certificate: 0
Crop Yeild 7.80 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date 15 / Mar / 2010
Rainfall 0 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
Ferment Stainless Steel 40%
Ferment Wood 60%
Maturation Old Barrel 60%
Maturation Stainless Steel 40%
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 47
Force Class False