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Entry Information
ExhibitorBallandean Estate Wines
Show2017
Class27
Entry Number27#9
BrandBallandean Estate
Wine NameMessing About Saperavi
Vintage2015
OriginSingle Vineyard
Commercial LabelYes
AvailabilityCellar Door
Judging Results
Medal / AwardGold
Judge 1Good colour. Quite oaky. Saperavi in shiraz' clothing.
Judge 2beautiful rip fruit with leathery spice, spicy oak, good length and complexity, big savoury style
Judge 3Soft, plumbs, chocolate, oak creeping out of the wine and sitting on top of lovely ripe round fruit.
Associate Judgecrunchy dusty tannin drive, nice length, oak a little drying
Varietal: Saperavi, GI: Granite Belt, 100%
CloneUnknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil TypeGranite
Elevation820 Metres above sea level
Planted2009
IrrigationDripper
Growing MethodConventional
Wine Making Information
FermentOpen Fermenter 100%
MaturationSmall Format Oak 100%
ClosureCork
Cases Produced395
Force ClassFalse