Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	First Drop Wines
Show	2015
Class	28
Entry Number	28#2
Brand	First Drop Wines
Wine Name	Minchia Adelaide Hills Montepulciano
Vintage	2012
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	East End Cellars

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Overall Score	84
Judge 1	Nice colour showing a little development and some barrel age. Slight dried fruit and a savoury edge on the nose and palate.
Judge 2	Dark plum and prune, dark cocoa. Bright acid jars a little. Powdery fruit tannins.
Judge 3	Microbial challenges. Palate shows vibrancy though will fade with time. Chalky tannins support the notion.
Associate Judge	full garnet, obvious oak, and spice, ripe fruit spectrum, dense, prune fruit, savoury, high bitterness subtracts

Varietal: Montepulciano, GI: Adelaide Hills, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Rocky
Elevation	340 Metres above sea level
Growing Method	Conventional Certificate: 0
Crop Yeild	4.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	29 / Mar / 2012
Rainfall	0 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	05 / Dec / 2013
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	300
Force Class	False