Entry Information |
Skillogalee Wine |
2023 |
32 |
32#10 |
Skillogalee Estate |
Skillogalee Small Batch Cabernet Franc |
2022 |
Single Vineyard |
Brendan Pudney |
Yes |
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Judging Results |
Gold |
Best Red French Variety Wine |
Dark berries, some ironstone and bracken. Fleshy but defined, lovely fruit sweetness at its core and great composure through the finish. |
Liquorice and almost a kelp character on the nose. Slightly syrupy and directionless in the mid palate and fails to deliver an acid line that keeps up with the verbose plummy, spicy fruit. |
Quite deep ruby. Cola, suggests strong and concentrated style, quite heavy oak impact. Lighter weight than aroma suggests, heavy oak impact, edgy acidity and grippy tannin |
Dense fruit with some slight savory characters (dried herbs). Density carries through to pal, talc tannins, well balanced wine |
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Varietal: Cabernet Franc, GI: Clare Valley, 100% |
Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100% |
Clay,Loam |
470 Metres above sea level |
1969 |
None |
Conventional |
3.00 Tonnes / Ha |
24 / Feb / 2022 |
250 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest |
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Wine Making Information |
Stainless Steel 100% |
Stainless Steel 100% |
06 / Sep / 2021 |
Screw |
480 |
False |
Dave Palmer |