Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Geoff Merrill Wines
Show	2017
Class	16B
Entry Number	16B#16
Brand	Geoff Merrill
Wine Name	Cilento
Vintage	2012
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Cellar Door, Online, Some retail

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Silver
Judge 1	deep colour, ripe fruit and overt oak on nose. On palate ripe dense blackcurranty fruit, some firm structuring tannins, but let down by too much oak.
Judge 2	Deep med red, intensity, some tar and black olive, wow, great weight and depth, aussie brunello style, ripe tannins
Judge 3	very dense colour, minty oak, very concentrated but varietal character takes a back seat
Associate Judge	very dense, dark hue, musk bay leaf, complex, blackberry, vanilla and spice, density, chewy chalky tannins, RS? or Alc? giving sweetness to finish a bit much perhaps, lovely but a bit over the top

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	13 / Apr / 2012
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	31 / Jul / 2017
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	500
Force Class	False