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Entry Information
Exhibitor Scarpantoni Estate
Show 2015
Class 17
Entry Number 17#12
Brand Scarpantoni Estate
Wine Name McLaren Vale Barbera
Vintage 2012
Origin Single Vineyard
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Cellar Door
Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1 Nice wine with good varietal fruit but a touch to much oak. Good flavour on the palate and length of fruit.
Judge 2 Stewed dark fruit, sweet oak. Oxidised.
Judge 3 Stewed rhubarb...cooked notes. Like the acidity. Question the origin of the sweetness.
Associate Judge Dark ruby red, sweet vanilla oak, green vege overtones. Juicy red fruits, green sappy tannins, moderate acid and length
Varietal: Barbera, GI: McLaren Vale, 100%
Clone AT 424, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type Clay,Limestone/Calcareous
Elevation 100 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 1500 Vines / Ha
Planted 2008
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Crop Yeild 8.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date 28 / Feb / 2012
Rainfall 550 (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 12 / Jun / 2013
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 110
Force Class False