Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Mandalay Estate
Show	2015
Class	20
Entry Number	20#7
Brand	Mandalay Estate
Wine Name	Mandalay Road Durif
Vintage	2014
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Online, Cellar Door

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Overall Score	88
Judge 1	Lots of cedary oak on nose and palate, very sweet vanillin oak, some appealong bright berry fruit, acid a touch harsh and lots of cedar oak.
Judge 2	Fruit hidden by coconut oak. Fresh and drinkable.
Judge 3	Coconut and choclolate. Lovely weight, just lacks some core fruit next to the oak.
Associate Judge	bright alcohol is a bit high and oak finish

Varietal: Durif, GI: Geographe, 100%
Clone	C12V3, Roostock: Shiraz, 100%
Soil Type	Deep,Clay,Loam
Elevation	150 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	2222 Vines / Ha
Planted	2011
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	7.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	10 / Apr / 2014
Rainfall	810 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	03 / Jun / 2015
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	70
Force Class	False