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Entry Information
ExhibitorMaxwell Wines
Show2014
Class23
Entry Number23#17
BrandMaxwell Wines
Wine NameWhistle Stop Malbec
Vintage2013
OriginSingle Vineyard
Commercial LabelYes
AvailabilityMaxwell Wines Cellar Door
Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1Dark brooding fruit, sl oxidative style, palate dries out at the end
Judge 2Brett, vanillian, rich blueberry fruits, metallic finish
Judge 3bret
Associate Judgeintense violets and black fruit, concentrated palate, good acid balance, nice mouthfeel, savouriness, pleasant hard herbsintegrated oak. Bright yet serious.
Varietal: Malbec, GI: McLaren Vale, 100%
CloneUnknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil TypeClay
IrrigationDripper
Growing MethodConventional
Harvest Date14 / Mar / 2013
Rainfall0 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
FermentOpen Fermenter 100%
MaturationOld Barrel 100%
ClosureScrew
Cases Produced200
Force ClassFalse