Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Show	2018
Class	WA2
Entry Number	WA2#9
Brand	DPIRD
Wine Name	Alicante Bouschet
Vintage	2018
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	No
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1	great colour, very dusty and reductive , palate looks stripped.
Judge 2	bright youthful colour, odd nose, plasticine / geranium, palate a touch dilute, rustic fruits and peaty tannins.
Judge 3	Great colour! Dank nose. Reductive. Little bit of spritz or lift on the palate? Flavour drops off. Unbalanced.
Associate Judge	funky nose, graphite. white pepper grippy tannin not aggressive though concentrated red fruits red apple acidity. there is a richness there med finish.
Associate Judge	Deep colour, Vanillan pie crust, juicy raspberry and rhubarb, high acid! Juicy acid, quite interesting, acid is dominant yet not green. Tannins soft and well handled. Nice depth flavour, needs some complexity yet to come but a fun wine!

Varietal: Alicante Bouschet, GI: Geographe, 100%
Clone	C1V3, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Clay,Loam
Planted	2012
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	20.60 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	21 / Mar / 2018

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation	Stainless Steel 100%
Bottling Date	06 / Jul / 2018
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	30
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Richard Fennessy