Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Water Wheel Vineyards
Show	2019
Class	25
Entry Number	25#6
Brand	Waterwheel
Wine Name	Malbec
Vintage	2016
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	No
Availability	Cellar door

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Overall Score	83.5
Judge 1	Lifted floral notes, minty rich creamy a touch heavy sweet fruit oak a little on the pine/pencil side.
Judge 2	peppermint. raw oak and green fruit
Judge 3	Over under. Oak used to mask under ripe tannins.
Associate Judge	Choc mint slice, overall herbalness is a distraction

Varietal: Malbec, GI: Bendigo, 100%
Clone	CW14, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Clay
Elevation	250 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	2800 Vines / Ha
Planted	1993
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	5.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	29 / Feb / 2016
Rainfall	350 (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	13 / Oct / 2016
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	450
Force Class	False