| Entry Information |
| Saint Clair Family Estate |
| 2017 |
| 25 |
| 25#21 |
| Saint Clair Family Estate |
| Saint Clair Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Malbec |
| 2015 |
| Single Vineyard |
| Yes |
| New Zealand |
|
| Judging Results |
| Bronze |
| very richly fruited with oaky spice, smooth, supple and voluptuous. Lacking a little freshness. |
| Chary oak, firm corse tannin.
Need to be a miner to find the fruit |
| Chewy tannins detracting from the wine overall. Fruit falls quick on the finish. |
| inky purple / mulberry and blackberry, bramble / fruit intensity not matching tannins, acid gives balance. need more fruit. |
|
| Varietal: Malbec, GI: Hawkes Bay, 100% |
| Unknown, Roostock: 3309 Couderc, 100% |
| Silt,Gravel |
| 11 Metres above sea level |
| 3300 Vines / Ha |
| 2000 |
| Dripper |
| Conventional |
| 12.40 Tonnes / Ha |
| 12 / Apr / 2015 |
|
| Wine Making Information |
| Stainless Steel 100% |
| Small Format Oak 100% |
| 26 / Feb / 2016 |
| Screw |
| 261 |
| False |
