Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	d'Arenberg
Show	2024
Class	31
Entry Number	31#6
Brand	d'Arenberg
Wine Name	The Anthropocene Epoch
Vintage	2021
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Judge 1	Reductive characters aids aromatic interest. This leads to inky, dense fruit, with some hot notes on palate. Intense. Slightly disjointed.
Judge 2	Super dark and inky, dark berry fruit with menthol notes. Palate has notes of cassis, bright acid, good length, soft would like more complexity.88
Judge 3	Deep colour, quite Cabernet, some blue fruit, big tannin, feels a little dark and overdone, lacking juicy balance.
Associate Judge	reductive, muted fruit, chocolate and earthy spice. fruit is sharp and then dismissed, short length

Varietal: Mencía / Jaen, GI: McLaren Vale, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Loam,Sand
Elevation	140 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	1011 Vines / Ha
Planted	2015
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Biodynamic Certificate: NASAA
Harvest Date	21 / Mar / 2021

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	238
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Chester Osborn