Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Ministry of Clouds
Show	2025
Class	32
Entry Number	32#7
Brand	Ministry of Clouds
Wine Name	Mencia
Vintage	2024
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Richard Leask
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Silver
Overall Score	90
Judge 1	Hard to pin down nose, fruit with some unappealing characters, a little soapy and the wine feels disjointed.
Judge 2	Fruit pure. Green/white peppercorn. Red fruit. tight reduction. Bush botanicals. Salt and pepper palate.
Judge 3	bunchy blue fruit lift. crunchy texture. bright. medium bodied. moorish.
Associate Judge	Berry compote, rhubarb, star anise, loads of currants. Lovely bunchy-prettiness to the palate. Fresh, perfumed and really interesting.

Varietal: Mencía / Jaen, GI: McLaren Vale, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Cabernet Sauvignon, 100%
Soil Type	Loam,Rocky
Elevation	189 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	1725 Vines / Ha
Planted	2017
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Sustainable Certificate: SWA
Crop Yeild	11.64 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	23 / Feb / 2024

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Large Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	13 / Dec / 2024
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	473
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Bernice Ong/Julian Forwood/Lorenzo Alvino