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Entry Information
ExhibitorPurple Hen Wines
Show2022
Class6
Entry Number6#23
BrandPurple Hen
Wine NameViognier
Vintage2021
OriginSingle Vineyard
Viticulturist NameRick Lacey
Commercial LabelYes
AvailabilityAt winery
Judging Results
Medal / AwardSilver
Judge 1honey with a squeeze of lime, honey butter toast, fresh lively, some oak creaminess on the back palate, generous and savoury biscuit back palate.
Judge 2Medium colour. Smokey oak edge over fresh fruits. Oak flows through palate, sitting a little coarse over fruit.
Judge 3honey, malty, buttery, round - dominates the palate, some good flavour underneath of fruit and texture
Associate JudgeSweet stone fruit, acid visible, slightly spikey finish
Varietal: Viognier, GI: Gippsland, 100%
Clone642, Roostock: 5C Teleki, 100%
Soil TypeClay
Elevation10 Metres above sea level
Planting Density2100 Vines / Ha
IrrigationDripper
Growing MethodSustainable
Harvest Date13 / Mar / 2018
Wine Making Information
FermentOld Wood 100%
MaturationSmall Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date16 / Jul / 2018
ClosureScrew
Cases Produced200
Force ClassFalse
Winemaker NoteLacey & Farr