Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Eldredge Vineyards
Show	2017
Class	25
Entry Number	25#16
Brand	Eldredge Vineyards
Wine Name	Reserve Malbec
Vintage	2014
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Cellar Door Sales

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Judge 1	Lots of ripe liqueur-like dark fruits in this wine and spicy oak. Plump and plush.
Judge 2	Bright fleshy lifted fresh. Long fine firm tannins. Softer style fruit falls away
Judge 3	Palate more giving than the nose, with additional fruit expression. Bordering into a slight herbal note on the nose; less seen on the palate.
Associate Judge	purple crimson / rich plum pudding, toasty oak/ sweet oak - vanilla and coconut, building tannin, acid bringing focus to bp, blueberry and ripe cherry on finish

Varietal: Malbec, GI: Clare Valley, 100%
Clone	1056, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Clay,Loam
Elevation	550 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	1666 Vines / Ha
Planted	1999
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	6.67 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	31 / Mar / 2014
Rainfall	360 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	30 / May / 2016
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	180
Force Class	False