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
Overall Score	82.5
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	a little balsamic on nose, fine grippy tannins, savoury palate, finishes very dry
Judge 3	reduced nose, taint on the palate on first bottle. Repour chary oak, soy sauce, ripe plums, chalky tannins, perfumed finished.
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