Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Saddler's Creek Wines
Show	2024
Class	33
Entry Number	33#20
Brand	Saddler's Creek Wines
Wine Name	Winemaker's Craft Malbec
Vintage	2023
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Overall Score	83.5
Judge 1	Lighter colour, a bit of a red cordial nose and finishes 1D blackcurranty.
Judge 2	Dusty and oak masking fruit. Pal is bright but is clipped and lacking in depth of fruit.
Judge 3	Red, blue fruit. Oak influenced and dominant. Lacking in balance and length.
Associate Judge	muddled fruit and spice, oak is present but balanced with medium fruit intensity, good density of fruit, long length. yum

Varietal: Malbec, GI: Langhorne Creek, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method	Conventional

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	250
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Brett Woodward & Sam Rumpit