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Entry Information
ExhibitorChapel Hill
Show2018
Class24
Entry Number24#17
BrandChapel Hill
Wine NameMcLaren Vale Mourvedre
Vintage2017
OriginSingle Vineyard
Commercial LabelYes
AvailabilityChapel Hill Cellar Door
Judging Results
Medal / AwardSilver
Judge 1some oak, dark fruit, gamey / meaty savoury, smokey / guaiacol (?) palate.
Judge 2fresh lifted musk and redskin, brooding, rich and dense, some sangine flavours, big wine up front
Judge 3Lifted spicy intense great intensity full rich palate but very okay on palate nice powdery tannin.
Associate JudgeSweet oak lift with a developed anisee waft. Fleshy fruit and some slippery juice, firm and long tannin, oak dust?..
Varietal: Mataro / Mourvèdre / Monastrell, GI: McLaren Vale, 100%
CloneUnknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil TypeClay,Loam,Limestone/Calcareous
Elevation70 Metres above sea level
Planting Density1750 Vines / Ha
Planted2001
IrrigationDripper
Growing MethodConventional Certificate: 0
Harvest Date19 / Apr / 2017
Wine Making Information
FermentStainless Steel 100%
MaturationSmall Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date21 / Jun / 2018
ClosureScrew
Cases Produced348
Force ClassFalse
Winemaker NoteMichael Fragos, Bryn Richards