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Entry Information
Exhibitor Kalleske Wines
Show 2017
Class 22
Entry Number 22#8
Brand Kalleske Wines
Wine Name Fordson Zinfandel
Vintage 2016
Origin Single Vineyard
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Australia
Judging Results
Medal / Award Bronze
Judge 1 primary colour, ripe and lifted
mw acid, talcy tannins
Judge 2 Slight impurity to the fruit on the nose and palate. Balance overall to the wine; lacking some intensity.
Judge 3 inky colour in the glass, dense tight aromatics, dried herb, serious density on the fruit, broad tannin profile but the finish is a little sappy which some might find appealing
Associate Judge purple crimson / confection, raspberry, cherry, mulberry / rose petal, confection, cherry, acid bright, tannin and alc balanced
Varietal: Zinfandel / Primitivo / Tribidrag, GI: Barossa, 100%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type Deep,Sand,Clay,Loam,Shallow
Growing Method Biodynamic Certificate: ACO
Harvest Date 04 / Apr / 2016
Wine Making Information
Ferment Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date 25 / May / 2017
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 333
Force Class False