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Entry Information
ExhibitorWater Wheel Vineyards
Show2022
Class6
Entry Number6#8
BrandWater Wheel
Wine NameViognier
Vintage2020
OriginSingle Vineyard
Viticulturist NamePeter Cumming
Commercial LabelYes
AvailabilityCellar door
Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1butter toast, cooked malo, bread and toasted nuts, sl atten? big heavy fruited palate, burnt malo on finish
Judge 22020. Some age showing in comparison. Yellow fruited, firm edge to phenolics, palate quite shortened.
Judge 3h2s, sulphides tending to onion skin, scalp and shorten the palate.
Associate JudgeFloral nose. Warm macadamia, visible acid, chalky finish
Varietal: Viognier, GI: Bendigo, 100%
CloneUnknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil TypeLimestone/Calcareous,Loam
Elevation200 Metres above sea level
Planting Density2500 Vines / Ha
Planted2001
IrrigationDripper
Growing MethodConventional
Crop Yeild2.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date26 / Feb / 2019
Rainfall300 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
FermentNew Wood 100%
MaturationLarge Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date26 / Jun / 2020
ClosureScrew
Cases Produced150
Force ClassFalse
Winemaker NoteCharlie Moir