Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Shadowfax Winery
Show	2024
Class	38
Entry Number	38#15
Brand	Shadowfax
Wine Name	Minnow Mondeuse Noir
Vintage	2023
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	alister timms
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Gold
Trophy	Best Red French Variety Wine
Judge 1	Good juicy spice. Black pepper and cranberry. Red apple acid and dried herbs. Wet slate and crunch. Ferrous.
Judge 2	med red hues. red berry fruit, some florals and herb. acidity is racy. light bodied,
Judge 3	Dark, meaty, leather, would like more fruit lift. Palate seems a bit masked, nice acid and structure, just has a bit of a hole in it.
Associate Judge	tomato leaf, red fruit, strawberry, structural, purity of fruit nice chalky tannin

Varietal: Mondeuse, GI: Port Phillip, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method	Conventional

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Cases Produced	120
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	alister timms