Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Brothers McLean
Show	2025
Class	32
Entry Number	32#1
Brand	Brothers McLean
Wine Name	Mencía
Vintage	2024
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Quartz Hill - Shane & Michelle Mead
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Overall Score	86
Judge 1	Bright colour, blackberry, raspberry and cola, quite intense on the palate, could do with more length.
Judge 2	Smoky. red frog cola. cranberry. complex appealing. Nice fruit persistence on palate. smokey oak finish. Acid poke rounded tannin.
Judge 3	green stalky wb. follows through to palate.
Associate Judge	Meaty-reductive edge, pepper, sarsaparilla, dark plum. Lightly fruited, savoury, a little sweaty.

Varietal: Mencía / Jaen, GI: Pyrenees, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Quartz
Elevation	300 Metres above sea level
Planted	2013
Irrigation	None
Growing Method	Sustainable
Harvest Date	26 / Feb / 2024

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	09 / Nov / 2024
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	142
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Peter & Alex McLean