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Entry Information
Exhibitor Thee Dark Horses Pty Ltd
Show 2018
Class 24
Entry Number 24#4
Brand Three Dark Horses
Wine Name Mataro
Vintage 2017
Origin Single Vineyard
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Belair Fine Wine
Judging Results
Medal / Award Bronze
Judge 1 savoury, dark fruit, ripe, luscious rich palate, slatey, some sulphide, dark,
Judge 2 purple fruits, lightly sangine, geberous dark fruited slightly spicy warm finish
Judge 3 Big rich dark red colour, riper dark red fruit spectrum, iron stone and ferrous. Complex a rich nice spice but oak a little over baring
Associate Judge Sweet currant and primary lift, showing some developed lift, nice intensity. Juicy and laden, super fine and coating tannin, nice acid with good varietal definition..
Varietal: Mataro / Mourvèdre / Monastrell, GI: McLaren Vale, 100%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type Shallow
Planted 2010
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Crop Yeild 5.00 Tonnes / Ha
Wine Making Information
Ferment Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date 07 / Jul / 2017
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 110
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Matt Broomhead