Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Bondar Wines
Show	2023
Class	27
Entry Number	27#13
Brand	Bondar Wines
Wine Name	Monastrell
Vintage	2022
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Ben Lacey
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Website, Edinburgh Cellars

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Gold
Judge 1	fresh cherries , crunch and brightness tannin is both mouthcoating and textural with a core of bright fruit
Judge 2	Plump and juicy forward with savory and plumy notes. Rounded style, well integrated. Fun Solid example
Judge 3	Pepper spice, dark cherry, plum, cinnamon. Sweet fruited palate, though with some lift and freshness. Fruit sits with the high acid/tannin to reasonable length.
Associate Judge	Secondary characters with dry herbs, curry leaf, some jammy fruit, ok palate fruit weight

Varietal: Mataro / Mourvèdre / Monastrell, GI: McLaren Vale, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Clay,Rocky
Elevation	75 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	1666 Vines / Ha
Planted	1990
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Sustainable Certificate: SWA
Crop Yeild	8.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	26 / Mar / 2022
Rainfall	562 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	20 / Feb / 2022
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	105
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Andre Bondar