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Entry Information
Exhibitor Geoff Merrill Wines
Show 2016
Class 15B
Entry Number 15B#4
Brand Geoff Merrill
Wine Name Cilento
Vintage 2011
Origin Single Vineyard
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Cellar Door, Online, Some retail
Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1 Dark fruit. Liquorice. Slight Vegemite character. Sour evident added acid.
Judge 2 minty, developed, rich, slurpy, ripe
Judge 3 Choc mint. Rich, sweet fruits. big oak finish.
Associate Judge Intense ripe dark berries, aniseed. Ripe fruit, balanced acidity, chewy oak tannins. Front of palate.
Varietal: Sangiovese, GI: McLaren Vale, 100%
Clone H6V9, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type Clay,Loam
Elevation 190 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 2220 Vines / Ha
Planted 2000
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Crop Yeild 12.40 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date 16 / Apr / 2011
Rainfall 718 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
Ferment Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date 29 / Sep / 2015
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 500
Force Class False