Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Pinnacle Drinks
Show	2025
Class	30
Entry Number	30#2
Brand	Chapel Hill
Wine Name	The MV McLaren Vale Mourvedre
Vintage	2024
Origin	Regional Blend
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Overall Score	85
Judge 1	ripe, candy floss, dark berry and some sweet cedar oak notes, silky texture with some slightly dominant sweet oak flavours on the finish
Judge 2	bit balsamic and varnish nose. meaty, savoury and dried herbs. forward? bitter and fruit stripped.
Judge 3	a little muted and flat with wild dark strawberries and underipe black fruits on the nose. palate is simple, but overall balanced with a pleasant juby fruitness.
Associate Judge	vanilla, spices, hit of gamey, leather, soft tannin

Varietal: Mataro / Mourvèdre / Monastrell, GI: McLaren Vale, 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	466
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Michael Fragos & Bryn Richards