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Entry Information
Exhibitor Yalumba
Show 2015
Class 24
Entry Number 24#2
Brand The Yalumba Wine Company
Wine Name Yalumba Galway Vintage Malbec
Vintage 2013
Origin Regional Blend
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Yalumba Wine Room, other retail outlets
Judging Results
Medal / Award Gold
Judge 1 Great colour and hue. Nice varietal lift and fruit punch on the nose with spicy plum and cloves and graphite. Simple palate with good weight and length with a simple acid finish.
Judge 2 Aromatic, lively and exotic. Sandalwood, red liquorice, warm spice. Fine, grippy tannin to balance generous fruit. Med acid just in check, m+ acid.
Judge 3 Pretty red-fruited lift. Oak frames a rhubarb and raspberry acidity. Slightly bogged down in oak.
Associate Judge attractive violets/blue fruits, touch of CO2, attractive red fruits, dry herb complexity, bright acidity, light bodied.
Varietal: Malbec, GI: Barossa, 100%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type Loam
Elevation 250 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 1567 Vines / Ha
Planted 1992
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Crop Yeild 10.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date 06 / Mar / 2013
Rainfall 500 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
Ferment Stainless Steel 100%
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 1200
Force Class False