Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Iron Cloud Wines
Show	2018
Class	R3
Entry Number	R3#3
Brand	Ironcloud Wines
Wine Name	Cabernet Malbec
Vintage	2017
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Off the Vine Distributors

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Judge 1	nice colour, quite oaky, savoury palate forward for age? ok
Judge 2	pretty herbal, little oxi, bollied lollies, oak too dominant and lactone vanilla character.
Judge 3	Ripe summer tomato, strawberry, red apple skin, cassis, raspberry and mulberry. Spicy and structured. Pleasure here. White spice. Cracked black pepper. I like this a lot.
Associate Judge	bay leaves, blue fruits, brightness of fruit in mid palate, assertive tannin
Associate Judge	coconut, vanilla, oak lactones dominating palate as well nose, lacking variety character and fruit.

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon, GI: Geographe, 60%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Loam,Limestone/Calcareous,Granite
Elevation	250 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	1600 Vines / Ha
Planted	1999
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	6.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	12 / Apr / 2017
Rainfall	700 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Varietal: Malbec, GI: Geographe, 40%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Loam,Granite
Elevation	250 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	1600 Vines / Ha
Planted	2005
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	4.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	14 / Mar / 2017
Rainfall	800 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	05 / Mar / 2018
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	800
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Michael Ng