Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	d'Arenberg
Show	2021
Class	30
Entry Number	30#10
Brand	d'Arenberg
Wine Name	The Anthropocene Epoch
Vintage	2019
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1	Muted nose. Deep purple colour. Lots of rustic tannins which really dry out the finish. Retaste - oak dominating nose and palate.
Judge 2	reduced nose, taint on the palate on first bottle. Repour chary oak, soy sauce, ripe plums, chalky tannins, perfumed finished.
Judge 3	a little balsamic on nose, fine grippy tannins, savoury palate, finishes very dry
Associate Judge	soy sauce, tannins hard and grippy, underlying fruit, unbalanced

Varietal: Mencía / Jaen, GI: McLaren Vale, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Sand,Loam
Elevation	140 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	1011 Vines / Ha
Planted	2015
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Biodynamic Certificate: NASAA
Harvest Date	18 / Mar / 2019

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	323
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Chester Osborn