Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Thee Dark Horses Pty Ltd
Show	2017
Class	24
Entry Number	24#9
Brand	Three Dark Horses
Wine Name	Mataro
Vintage	2016
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Chace Agencies

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1	slight aldehydic note on nose. Lots of very rich ripe concentrated fruit with big drying tannins on the finish
Judge 2	Chary toasty oak dominates the nose and pallet. VA poking through
Judge 3	Nose and palate give little to the wine. Tannins being the centre of attention on the palate.
Associate Judge	purple / ripe blueberry, mulberry / rich texture, sl viscous, oak well integrated - adding roundness, freshness lacking sl, plush and plump fruit

Varietal: Mataro / Mourvèdre / Monastrell, GI: McLaren Vale, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Shallow
Planted	2010
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	5.00 Tonnes / Ha

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	07 / Jul / 2017
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	110
Force Class	False