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Entry Information
Exhibitor Mitolo Wines
Show 2015
Class 24
Entry Number 24#21
Brand Mitolo Wines
Wine Name Nessus
Vintage 2014
Origin Single Vineyard
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Dan Murphy's
Judging Results
Medal / Award Silver
Judge 1 Good lifted nose, showing punch and varietal definition. Rich wine with good mouth feel and texture. Good black fruits and soft tannins with some earth spicy notes.
Judge 2 Developing, lacks fruit freshness. M+ acid, some fruit fleshiness but dried out by oak.
Judge 3 Bright and lifted. Brooding notes offset by red fruited leanings. Crunchy, crisp, toffee apple appeal.
Associate Judge ripe fruits, charry oak, ripe red plum fruits, some spice ex oak, long dry finish, good persistence
Varietal: Malbec, GI: McLaren Vale, 100%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type Clay,Loam
Elevation 50 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 2000 Vines / Ha
Planted 1999
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Harvest Date 28 / Feb / 2014
Rainfall 500 (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 02 / Feb / 2015
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 800
Force Class False