Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Coughlan Estate
Show	2017
Class	R5
Entry Number	R5#8
Brand	BartonJones
Wine Name	The Top Drawer Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage	2015
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Cellar Door

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Judge 1	Dark fruitcake and leaf but a bit thin tasting. Lots of good claret things.
Judge 2	Blueberries and black fruits, lovely concentration, violets and bay leaf, vibrant nose with hint of choc mint. Complex, Lovely fleshy powdery tannins, coating, bright acid backbone with dense core of blue/black fruits. Chocolate, licorice, leafy length. Finesse
Judge 3	blocky, sense - vegetal
Associate Judge	Violet fruit somewhat raw wood giving a firm tannic feeel

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon, GI: Geographe, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Gravel
Planted	1978
Irrigation	None
Growing Method	Sustainable

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	250
Force Class	False