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Entry Information
Exhibitor Arlo Vintners
Show 2019
Class 21
Entry Number 21#9
Brand Arlo Vintners
Wine Name Old Clone Durif
Vintage 2018
Origin Single Vineyard
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Online
Judging Results
Medal / Award Bronze
Overall Score 88
Judge 1 Purple red, bright raspberry fruit, just ripe, herbal, animal and meaty edge with a sweet fruit palate, hard finish
Judge 2 VDR, Veil of H2S, broody, high toned dark fruit, double oak. Dense and full with massive structure, but amazingly in balance.
Judge 3 dark yet lifted nose, sour plums, great grippy tannins just a little too powerful on the finish
Associate Judge dark red, signs of VA, acidic and disjointed on the palate. faulty
Varietal: Durif, GI: Rutherglen, 100%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: 1103 Paulsen, 100%
Growing Method Conventional
Wine Making Information
Ferment Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date 10 / Jun / 2019
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 58
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Lennie Lister