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Entry Information
Exhibitor Iron Cloud Wines
Show 2018
Class R3
Entry Number R3#9
Brand Ironcloud Wines
Wine Name Rock of Solitude "Purple Patch"
Vintage 2017
Origin Single Vineyard
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Off the Vine Distributors
Judging Results
Medal / Award Silver
Judge 1 8 col, lovely perfumed lift, juicy redskins adnd raspberries, fine grained tannins nice.
Judge 2 good, spice and pepper, some nice fruit weight, good power and concentration. finish a little flared, nice jubey Ribena fruits.
Judge 3 Nice purity of fruit on the palate, bolstered by fine tannins, Generally vinous, tasty.
Associate Judge blue fruit spectrum, a little clovey, nutmeg, spice, violets, good tannin structure.
Associate Judge lovely lift, roses, fine powdery flowers, great palate, good drive, violets, fresh, juicy tannins, yes oak is apparent but well handled me thinks,
Varietal: Grenache / Garnacha, GI: Geographe, 60%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 60%
Clone LCE12, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 30%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 10%
Soil Type Loam,Silt,Rocky
Elevation 200 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 1600 Vines / Ha
Planted 1999
Growing Method Conventional
Crop Yeild 8.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date 06 / Apr / 2017
Rainfall 800 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Varietal: Shiraz, GI: Geographe, 30%
Clone BVRC 12, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 30%
Soil Type Clay,Loam,Granite
Elevation 250 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 1600 Vines / Ha
Planted 1999
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Crop Yeild 5.00 Tonnes / Ha
Rainfall 800 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Varietal: Mataro / Mourvèdre / Monastrell, GI: Geographe, 10%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type Loam,Silt,Rocky
Elevation 200 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 1600 Vines / Ha
Planted 2005
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Crop Yeild 6.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date 06 / Apr / 2017
Rainfall 800 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
Ferment Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation Small Format Oak 50%
Maturation Stainless Steel 50%
Bottling Date 20 / Dec / 2017
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 1400
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Michael Ng