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Entry Information
ExhibitorShut The Gate Wines
Show2022
Class9
Entry Number9#7
BrandShut The Gate Wines
Wine NameFor Freedom Gewurztraminer
Vintage2022
OriginSingle Vineyard
Viticulturist NameJames Meyer
Commercial LabelYes
Availability
Judging Results
Medal / AwardBronze
Judge 1nicely aromatic and varietal, some lychee and tropical fruit, good, juicy, mouthwatering
Judge 2Touch of roses and talc but lacks the shape and perfume of the variety
Judge 3bread dough character smothering the nose and the palate
Associate JudgeYellow straw... some sunkissed fruit, mutes the aromas. Salty, sweaty, palate stripped
Varietal: Gewurztraminer, GI: Clare Valley, 100%
CloneUnknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil TypeLoam
Elevation430 Metres above sea level
Planted1981
IrrigationDripper
Growing MethodConventional
Harvest Date22 / Mar / 2022
Rainfall625 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
FermentStainless Steel 100%
MaturationStainless Steel 100%
Bottling Date29 / Apr / 2022
ClosureScrew
Cases Produced500
Force ClassFalse
Winemaker NoteRichard Woods Rasa Fabian