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Entry Information
Exhibitor The Islander Estate Vineyards
Show 2015
Class 24
Entry Number 24#24
Brand The Islander Estate Vineyards
Wine Name Majestic Plough
Vintage 2012
Origin Single Vineyard
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Cellar door , fine wine retailers in ADL MEL SYD BNE CBR
Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1 Great colour but where is the fruit and depth in this wine. Fruit to dull and lacking.
Judge 2 Cocoa, cola, dark fruit. Structured, firm tannin leading to bitterness. Lacks flesh.
Judge 3 Spicy (cinnamon) oak. Blocky wine. Dry red spectrum. Would love to see the variety shine.
Associate Judge full garnet, plum fruit and oak, medium bodied palate, juicy red fruits, high frontal tannin, with good persistence, needs food
Varietal: Malbec, GI: Kangaroo Island, 100%
Clone Kalimna 1, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type Deep,Sand,Clay,Loam
Elevation 130 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 5000 Vines / Ha
Planted 2000
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Organic Certificate: Not certified
Crop Yeild 6.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date 25 / Mar / 2012
Rainfall 750 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
Ferment Concrete Vat 100%
Maturation Large Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date 12 / Dec / 2013
Closure Cork
Cases Produced 355
Force Class False