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Entry Information
ExhibitorBalgownie Estate
Show2018
Class16B
Entry Number16B#27
BrandBalgownie Estate
Wine NameBlack Label Sangiovese
Vintage2017
OriginSingle Vineyard
Commercial LabelYes
AvailabilityCellar door. Bendigo and Yarra Valley
Judging Results
Medal / AwardBronze
Judge 1OK, but a little too dry
Judge 2Dark cherry, spicy, rose-hip perfume yet a bit too extracted, coffee oaky and dusty
Judge 3Soapy and lacking definition. Shows heat and not a lot of balance. Needs to be finer.
Associate Judgedarker fruit, oak derived tannins, deeper fruit core, chewy tannin line. good talky chewy tannin wine.. too much tannin?
Varietal: Sangiovese, GI: Bendigo, 100%
CloneUnknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil TypeClay,Loam,Shallow
Elevation170 Metres above sea level
Planting Density2000 Vines / Ha
Planted1999
IrrigationDripper
Growing MethodConventional
Crop Yeild6.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date18 / Feb / 2016
Rainfall400 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
FermentOpen Fermenter 100%
MaturationSmall Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date20 / Jun / 2017
ClosureScrew
Cases Produced400
Force ClassFalse