Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Skillogalee Wine
Show	2023
Class	32
Entry Number	32#10
Brand	Skillogalee Estate
Wine Name	Skillogalee Small Batch Cabernet Franc
Vintage	2022
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Brendan Pudney
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Gold
Trophy	Best Red French Variety Wine
Judge 1	Dark berries, some ironstone and bracken. Fleshy but defined, lovely fruit sweetness at its core and great composure through the finish.
Judge 2	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.
Judge 3	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
Associate Judge	Dense fruit with some slight savory characters (dried herbs). Density carries through to pal, talc tannins, well balanced wine

Varietal: Cabernet Franc, GI: Clare Valley, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Clay,Loam
Elevation	470 Metres above sea level
Planted	1969
Irrigation	None
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	3.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	24 / Feb / 2022
Rainfall	250 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation	Stainless Steel 100%
Bottling Date	06 / Sep / 2021
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	480
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Dave Palmer