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Entry Information
Exhibitor Matchbox Wine Co
Show 2014
Class 23
Entry Number 23#8
Brand Matchbox Wine Co
Wine Name Matchbox Wine Co Malbec Joven
Vintage 2014
Origin Single Vineyard
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Retail and restaurants
Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1 Really aldehydic, oxidised, gravelly dry
Judge 2 Juby fruits, aldehyde, blueberry fruits, very ripe, slurpy, even tannins
Judge 3 smells like it's fermenting, very primary. dull and unstructured
Associate Judge brambly fruit, currant/cranberry? some sweet/sour? not overdone, some vibrance
Varietal: Malbec, GI: Clare Valley, 100%
Clone 104 MAT 5, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type Clay,Loam
Elevation 340 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 2000 Vines / Ha
Planted 1980
Irrigation None
Growing Method Conventional
Crop Yeild 5.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date 08 / Mar / 2013
Rainfall 390 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
Ferment Wood 100%
Maturation Old Large Format 100%
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 730
Force Class False