Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Barrecas Wines
Show	2018
Class	R3
Entry Number	R3#11
Brand	Barrecas
Wine Name	Cabernet Merlot
Vintage	2017
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1	forward, iodine merlot like characters, lacks plush fruit weight to go with tannin
Judge 2	touch oaky, little green beany stringy and lactone edged
Judge 3	Liquorice and fennel on the nose, cigar box oak, palate shows plenty of fruit but it's all wrapped up in tannin currently.
Associate Judge	rich wine, caramel, almost mealy, dark fruits, forest floor, powerful finish
Associate Judge	good complexity and integration, good concentration of flavour, deep tomato bush/ concentrate, lovely lift on finish. Might not be delicate yet has persistence and favour. Great concentration.

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon, GI: Geographe, 70%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Clay,Gravel
Growing Method	Conventional

Varietal: Merlot, GI: Geographe, 30%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method	Conventional

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Stainless Steel 80%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 20%
Cases Produced	280
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	fil Barreca