Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Ferngrove Wines
Show	2015
Class	24
Entry Number	24#22
Brand	Ferngrove Vineyards
Wine Name	Orchid King Malbec
Vintage	2013
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	De Vine Cellars, Copper and Oak, Manning Fine Wines, La Vigna, The Liquorshed, The Wine Box, Liquour Barons and more

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Judge 1	Lifted polished red cherry. Simple red fruits
Judge 2	Oak on the high side but savoury in style. Fleshy fruit on the palate, fine tannin, dries out on the finish. Quality fruit, good persistence.
Judge 3	Oak(quality) dominates the nose. A brooding wine. Deep dark core. There's balance here. Serious wine. Latent.
Associate Judge	dark ruby red, cola character, jubey fruits, slight vege overotones, bright medium bodied palate, fresh, fine grain tannins. good lenght.

Varietal: Malbec, GI: Frankland River, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Gravel
Elevation	230 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	1543 Vines / Ha
Planted	1998
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	5.57 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	25 / Mar / 2013
Rainfall	510 (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	06 / Aug / 2014
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	235
Force Class	False