Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Tahbilk Pty Ltd
Show	2024
Class	34
Entry Number	34#2
Brand	Tahbilk
Wine Name	Cabernet Franc
Vintage	2022
Origin	Regional Blend
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Tahbilk Wine Club

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1	VA on on nose. Stewed fruit, translates to palate, leaving hot.
Judge 2	Maybe faded overripe nose? Palate dip, a little sweet/dried fruited and chocolatey.
Judge 3	oak, ripe juicy but a little forward and a bit pushed but overall pretty pleasant finishes soft but with a brambly spike
Associate Judge	New oak. Cinnamon baked raspberry cream. All red. Red raspberry. Red Cranberry. Red hard candy. With a darker tannin edge bit of heat on the finish. It's a bit hot.

Varietal: Cabernet Franc, GI: Nagambie Lakes, 100%
Clone	C7V15, Roostock: 5BB Kober, 100%
Soil Type	Loam
Elevation	130 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	1852 Vines / Ha
Planted	1989
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	28 / Feb / 2023
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	500
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Alan George