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Entry Information
ExhibitorFirst Drop Wines
Show2018
Class32B
Entry Number32B#18
BrandFirst Drop Wines
Wine NameThe Big Blind Adelaide Hills Nebbiolo Barbera
Vintage2015
OriginSingle Vineyard
Commercial LabelYes
AvailabilityFirst Drop Cellar Door
Judging Results
Medal / AwardSilver
Judge 1Dark, semi mature dried fruit style drinking well
Judge 2Savoury, cedary, flinty mineral crunch but too oaky and dried out. Started well but lost the palate.
Judge 3Lifted some some VA, Alc and fruit but all in balance. Really long palate with fine tannins. Super wine.
Associate Judgebrown colour, aged aroma, tomato leaf, dried fruit, cedery fruit palate, some complexity and good line, looks a little aged??
Varietal: Nebbiolo, GI: Adelaide Hills, 75%
CloneUnknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil TypeClay,Loam
Elevation340 Metres above sea level
IrrigationDripper
Growing MethodConventional
Crop Yeild8.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date12 / Mar / 2015
Varietal: Barbera, GI: Adelaide Hills, 25%
CloneUnknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil TypeClay,Loam
IrrigationDripper
Growing MethodConventional
Crop Yeild8.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date05 / Mar / 2015
Wine Making Information
FermentStainless Steel 100%
MaturationSmall Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date12 / Aug / 2016
ClosureScrew
Cases Produced300
Force ClassFalse
Winemaker NoteMatt Gant