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Entry Information
ExhibitorShut The Gate Wines
Show2022
Class23
Entry Number23#12
BrandShut The Gate Wines
Wine NameFor Freedom Negroamaro
Vintage2020
OriginSingle Vineyard
Viticulturist NameNeil Grace
Commercial LabelYes
Availability
Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1sour cherry, bit stale, pine, licourice digestif, botanicals/digestif through palate, sl anise, sl watery strange palate, freshness not quite there
Judge 22020 Negroamaro; Some brick. Cherry cola into black fruits. Palate shows some work and cedary oak closes out. Not a fresh style.
Judge 3advanced colour, medicinal nose, brett. Bretty short palate
Associate JudgeSweet confectionary nose. Palate velvety, soft acid, medium length, fruit looks sl tertiary.
Varietal: Negroamaro, GI: Clare Valley, 100%
CloneUnknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil TypeLimestone/Calcareous
Elevation387 Metres above sea level
Planted2016
IrrigationDripper
Growing MethodConventional
Wine Making Information
FermentOpen Fermenter 100%
MaturationSmall Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date18 / Mar / 2022
ClosureScrew
Cases Produced500
Force ClassFalse
Winemaker NoteRichard Woods Rasa Fabian