Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Thorn-Clarke Wines
Show	2016
Class	29
Entry Number	29#3
Brand	Thorn-Clarke
Wine Name	Graciano
Vintage	2015
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	cellar door

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1	perfumed, red fruits, intense, good length, sandy tannins
Judge 2	Raisined, sweet, orange peel, grippy dusty tannins
Judge 3	ripe red purple fruits lacks the crunchy acidity of the variety estery oak
Associate Judge	ripe, fresh but bigger fruit, a bit too slurpy and clumsy, long but oaken length

Varietal: Graciano, GI: Barossa Valley, 100%
Clone	SAVII 01 (WA6V6 HT), Roostock: 140 Ruggeri, 100%
Soil Type	Loam,Shale
Elevation	390 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	2200 Vines / Ha
Planted	2008
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	5.80 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	11 / Mar / 2015

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	26 / Feb / 2016
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	105
Force Class	False