Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Australian Vintage Ltd
Show	2024
Class	25A
Entry Number	25A#17
Brand	McGuigan Wines
Wine Name	Mastercraft Montepulciano
Vintage	2023
Origin	Multi-regional Blend
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Gold
Judge 1	Some darker berry fruits. Dried herb and florals. Blue fruited. Cool fruited. Has some iodine. Plush mid with ferrous style tannin
Judge 2	depth. savoury dk. fruit/ olive . very nice balance and power.
Judge 3	Broody, inky, some fruit drive on nose. Richness is seen on the palate, good fruit sweetness along with intensity to flesh out the persistent tannins.
Associate Judge	slight meaty, bacon fat, stewed red and blue fruits

Varietal: Montepulciano, GI: Barossa Valley, 97.83%
Growing Method	Conventional

Varietal: Shiraz, GI: , 2.17%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method	Conventional

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Large Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	05 / Feb / 2024
Cases Produced	800
Force Class	False