Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Ferngrove Wines
Show	2023
Class	31
Entry Number	31#9
Brand	Ferngrove
Wine Name	King Malbec
Vintage	2021
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Chris Zur
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1	hot and hard. palate appears dilute and lacking fruit expression.
Judge 2	oaky, firm and lacking fruit
Judge 3	Classic oaked Bordeaux nose, varietal fruit a little in shade of the oak all the way through.
Associate Judge	EA? high tone red fruit detracts from spice notes, palate is simple and a little one dimension

Varietal: Malbec, GI: Frankland River, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method	Conventional

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	500
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Craig Grafton