Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	d'Arenberg
Show	2017
Class	24
Entry Number	24#12
Brand	d'Arenberg
Wine Name	The Twenty-eight Road
Vintage	2015
Origin	Regional Blend
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Gold
Overall Score	95
Judge 1	bitter chocolate, inky, intense, big extract, solid, meaty, tannic
Judge 2	rustic, savoury, spice, peppery, herbal, black core of fruits, dense powerful wine with intention to live. Lively with fresh acid lines and seriously present
Judge 3	intense and extracted, dark fruit with hints of lichorice, big wine w loads of tannin
Associate Judge	grippy, chewy meaty tannin, oak slightly drying on the palate. Brett?

Varietal: Mataro / Mourvèdre / Monastrell, GI: McLaren Vale, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Sand,Loam,Limestone/Calcareous
Elevation	120 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	3 Vines / Ha
Planted	1918
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional Certificate: 0
Crop Yeild	3.50 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	31 / Mar / 2009
Rainfall	572 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	470
Force Class	False