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Entry Information
ExhibitorFirst Drop Wines
Show2016
Class28
Entry Number28#27
BrandFirst Drop Wines
Wine NameMinchia Adelaide Hills Montepulciano
Vintage2013
OriginSingle Vineyard
Commercial LabelYes
AvailabilityEast End Cellars
Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1Forward, lots of varnishy caramel oak dominating fruit (age?). Lifted advanced colour.
Judge 2Onions/mercaptan nose and palate
Judge 3Signs of development on the nose; slight colour change at rim but not highly pronounced. Still retaining fruit characters on the palate though, with a good freshness to it.
Associate JudgeFwd, dull. sad. Lost focus
Varietal: Montepulciano, GI: Adelaide Hills, 100%
CloneUnknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil TypeRocky
Elevation340 Metres above sea level
Growing MethodConventional Certificate: 0
Crop Yeild4.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date04 / Apr / 2013
Rainfall0 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
FermentStainless Steel 100%
MaturationSmall Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date14 / Oct / 2014
ClosureScrew
Cases Produced150
Force ClassFalse