AAVWS Portal
Login

Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
ExhibitorWater Wheel Vineyards
Show2017
Class25
Entry Number25#13
BrandWaterwheel
Wine NameMalbec
Vintage2015
OriginSingle Vineyard
Commercial LabelYes
AvailabilityCELLAR DOOR
Judging Results
Medal / AwardBronze
Judge 1savoury peppery nose. Palate has some good dark fruit with slightly green peppery undercurrent as well as a savoury element with slightly drying finish.
Judge 2Vegetal, cola bean nose. Cinnamon, nutmeg, wooded spice. Beautiful lifted wine shame about the drying finish
Judge 3Slight under ripe feeling to the fruit character; impacted upon by a slight herbal character.
Associate Judgepurple / blackcurrant, pine like oak / good structure, fruit weight slightly lacking.
Varietal: Malbec, GI: Bendigo, 100%
CloneCW14, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil TypeClay
Elevation250 Metres above sea level
Planting Density2800 Vines / Ha
Planted1993
IrrigationDripper
Growing MethodConventional
Crop Yeild5.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date12 / Mar / 2015
Rainfall450 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
FermentOpen Fermenter 100%
MaturationSmall Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date13 / Oct / 2016
ClosureScrew
Cases Produced450
Force ClassFalse