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Entry Information
ExhibitorBilly Button Wines
Show2018
Class13
Entry Number13#7
BrandClay Pot Wines
Wine NameTaurian
Vintage2016
OriginSingle Vineyard
Commercial LabelYes
AvailabilityBilly Button Cellar Door
Judging Results
Medal / AwardSilver
TrophyChief of Judges Wine to Watch
Judge 1Lifted orange rind, fennel, dried yellow flowers. Savoury complexity. Pepper, cardamon. Chalky texture and balanced bitterness. Savoury and appetising.
Judge 2gun powder smoke, chock and flinty characters, a bit of va yet still youthful and fresh. good texture and flesh
Judge 3anitipasto, pickles, grass clippings, ditto palate, digestif bitterness builds through mid to finish, all there but a touch hard.
Associate JudgeMid straw. Veil of H2S. Gingernut, grilled nuts baked pastry and lemon tart. Creamy and fresh. Slightly too hot.
Varietal: Friulano, GI: Tasmania, 100%
CloneBests 23, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Elevation40 Metres above sea level
Planted2012
IrrigationDripper
Growing MethodConventional
Harvest Date19 / Mar / 2016
Wine Making Information
FermentClay Amphorae 100%
MaturationPlastic 100%
Bottling Date14 / Mar / 2017
ClosureScrew
Cases Produced54
Force ClassFalse
Winemaking Note100% skin fermented in a 600L clay amphora, on skins for 215 days
Winemaker NoteGlenn James