Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Stanton and Killeen Wines
Show	2015
Class	35
Entry Number	35#2
Brand	Stanton and Killeen Wines
Wine Name	Grand Topaque
Vintage	NV
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Cellar Door

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Gold
Trophy	Best Fortified
Judge 1	Yellow/khaki rim. Lifted and fragrant. Orange rind, butterscotch, brown sugar. Racy acid cuts against opulent sugar to finish clean. Excellent use of tannin to balance sugar.
Judge 2	fig, prune nose. rich notes of fig and prune,, nut, rich and intense,
Judge 3	tawny hue; rasins and slippery texture niely balanced palate rich and sweet but not mawkish. Yummy rich fruit cake and spices ripe sultanas and the spirit neatly handed. Complex and excellent A wonderful fortified bravo.
Associate Judge	Vitality and richness. Well balanced.

Varietal: Muscadelle, GI: Rutherglen, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Unknown
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Rainfall	0 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Concrete Vat 100%
Maturation	Other 100%
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	28
Residual Sugar	260 grams / litre (0 to 300)
Force Class	False
Average Age	20 years