Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Zerella Wines
Show	2015
Class	30
Entry Number	30#10
Brand	Zerella Wines
Wine Name	La Gita Nero d'Avola
Vintage	2013
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Goodwood Cellars

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Gold
Overall Score	95
Judge 1	Herbal and whole-bunchy. Sweet oak. Fleshy fruit core but the oak dries out the wine.
Judge 2	Complex wine with signs of development. Rich and ripe. Good balance and well managed.
Judge 3	Intriguing. A lot going on. Ripasso-like characters with celery salt characters and cherry-wood/mahogany maturation flavours.
Associate Judge	violets/spice/ brooding, medium bodied, good fruit intensity, balanced,ripe tannins to finish

Varietal: Nero d'Avola, GI: McLaren Vale, 100%
Clone	MAT 1, Roostock: Merlot, 100%
Soil Type	Sand
Elevation	59 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	1474 Vines / Ha
Planted	2011
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	8.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	09 / Mar / 2013
Rainfall	600 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Large Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	05 / May / 2014
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	90
Force Class	False