Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Australian Vintage Ltd
Show	2018
Class	29
Entry Number	29#20
Brand	McGuigan
Wine Name	Shortlist Montepulciano
Vintage	2017
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Cellar Door

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Silver
Overall Score	93.5
Judge 1	confection, cherry, tea cake, sl char, ditto ppalate, some charry oak on finish
Judge 2	Bright colour, herbal spicy aromas (Whole bunch?) Nutty oak works well. Good length, savoury finish
Judge 3	Ruby crimson, bright in the glass. Dense aromas, dark and broody. Lots of layered extract, quite dry. Good compressed fruit. Needs time. Pleasant resonance on the finish.
Associate Judge	Dense, blood plum, good fruit, rich, full, good tannins

Varietal: Montepulciano, GI: Barossa Valley, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Unknown
Growing Method	Conventional
Rainfall	0 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	1094
Force Class	False