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	bit balsamic and varnish nose. meaty, savoury and dried herbs. forward? bitter and fruit stripped.
Judge 2	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.
Judge 3	ripe, candy floss, dark berry and some sweet cedar oak notes, silky texture with some slightly dominant sweet oak flavours on the finish
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