Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Beach Road Wines
Show	2014
Class	29
Entry Number	29#8
Brand	Beach Road Wines
Wine Name	Nero d'Avola
Vintage	2013
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	cellar door sales 309 seaview rd mclaren vale

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1	Opaque, lacklustre crimson. Dark fruit and really pushing the oak button. a touch jammy and pretty much pressed in a commercial mould instead of listening to the variety, but probably commercially viable
Judge 2	Dark colour, sl shrivelled, bruised fruit, has lost freshness, dry finish, too extractive
Judge 3	blackfruits, tar.. darkfruit style.. viscous mouthfeel (alc), black cherry, tar, bolder version. Some structure, weight.
Associate Judge	cherry cola and rum'n'raisin chocolate nose, sweet ripe fruit on palate, nice weight, good acid, bit overdone

Varietal: Nero d'Avola, GI: McLaren Vale, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Sand
Planted	2010
Irrigation	None
Growing Method	Conventional Certificate: 0
Crop Yeild	7.00 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	120
Force Class	False