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Entry Information
Exhibitor d'Arenberg
Show 2021
Class 28
Entry Number 28#8
Brand d'Arenberg
Wine Name The Twenty Eight Road
Vintage 2018
Origin Single Vineyard
Commercial Label Yes
Availability
Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1 Very ripe plummy fruit. Quite aromatic. Amaro like. Full bodied and very intense. Fruit is holding oak well. Lots of chewy tannin which works well with the fruit, a touch hot on finish
Judge 2 glue sniffing characters
Judge 3 unpleasant high tones on noes, va. alcohol bold and overbearing. need some balance and restraint.
Associate Judge volatile,
Varietal: Mataro / Mourvèdre / Monastrell, GI: McLaren Vale, 100%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type Clay,Loam
Elevation 105 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 1812 Vines / Ha
Planted 1918
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Biodynamic Certificate: NASAA
Harvest Date 17 / Mar / 2018
Wine Making Information
Ferment Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation Small Format Oak 100%
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 647
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Chester Osborn