Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Gipsie Jack Wine Company
Show	2018
Class	25
Entry Number	25#11
Brand	Gipsie Jack
Wine Name	Malbec
Vintage	2016
Origin	Regional Blend
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Cellar Door

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Overall Score	83.5
Judge 1	Intense depth of colour. HInt of blue. VA? Seems volatile. Quite ripe and loose knit. Dried fruits on the palate, touch bitter and dry to close
Judge 2	Blackberry fruit attractive but ink, liquorice and coffee caramel driven and over the top to be balanced
Judge 3	dark fruited. old barrels possibly showing some dank characters? nice fruit weight on palate, slightly clipped
Associate Judge	Clean, good color density older oak sweet fruit up front,

Varietal: Malbec, GI: Langhorne Creek, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Clay,Loam
Planting Density	3333 Vines / Ha
Planted	1983
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	6.00 Tonnes / Ha

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	25 / Oct / 2017
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	683
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	John Glaetzer & Ben Potts