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Exhibitor RiverBank Estate Winery
Show 2015
Class 24
Entry Number 24#7
Brand RiverBank Estate
Wine Name Malbec
Vintage 2012
Origin Single Vineyard
Commercial Label Yes
Availability cellar door
Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1 Cooked stewed and bretty characters on the nose and palate. Disappointing.
Judge 2 Oak usage makes it difficult to see the fruit beneath. Tart red fruits on the palate, disjointed acidity.
Judge 3 Cedary oak. Too much of it. Overcooked fruit. Hinting at VA. Pick earlier and have faith in the fruit.
Associate Judge brick red, sappy vegeitive nose, light confection palate, green leaf overtones.
Varietal: Malbec, GI: Swan Valley, 100%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Schwarzmann, 100%
Soil Type Loam
Elevation 5 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 2200 Vines / Ha
Planted 2000
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Crop Yeild 5.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date 03 / Feb / 2012
Wine Making Information
Ferment Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date 08 / Jul / 2015
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 250
Force Class False