Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Heirloom Vineyards
Show	2025
Class	33
Entry Number	33#9
Brand	Heirloom Vineyards
Wine Name	McLaren Vale Touriga
Vintage	2024
Origin	Regional Blend
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Silver
Overall Score	92
Judge 1	Blue fruited, pretty, vanilla ice cream, good tannins, sweet, fragrant, juicy, bright
Judge 2	wine gums, jubey, blue fruit and sappy mentol. Very aromatic and herbal liquor notes. Tannins a bit drying, but juicy fruit and nice flow. A slurpable, easy to please wine. nice dried herbs on the finish but the driying tannis a bit much overall and jangles.
Judge 3	Inky plummy maroon. Beautiful, quite aristocratic florals, bit of soft herb too. Palate is expressive, nice tannin, soft. Very good. A natural 93 but will pop to 95 for the chat.
Associate Judge	Jube, jellybean, something vegetal, star anise. Palate is jube and jelly bean and mulberry. Acid is balanced, tannin is persistent, small and grainy.

Varietal: Touriga Nacional, 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	500
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Elena Brooks & Alexandra Haselich