Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Ferngrove Wines
Show	2022
Class	30
Entry Number	30#8
Brand	Ferngrove
Wine Name	Black Label Malbec
Vintage	2021
Origin	Regional Blend
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Overall Score	84.5
Judge 1	blue fruits, formic acid character, but sweet and sour. shortish, lacks flow
Judge 2	sweet icing sugar fruit, lack of complexity and structure.
Judge 3	Black fruit punch with leafy notes of wild strawberries - unctuous follow through - big fruit, big tannin, big oak
Associate Judge	Showing more like a Shiraz, lacking varietal tannin definition, sold red wine but not seeing the variety.

Varietal: Malbec, GI: Great Southern, 94.3%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method	Conventional

Varietal: Shiraz, GI: Great Southern, 5%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method	Conventional

Varietal: Grenache / Garnacha, GI: Great Southern, 0.7%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method	Conventional

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation	Stainless Steel 100%
Cases Produced	1200
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Craig Grafton