Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Talisman Wines
Show	2018
Class	R7
Entry Number	R7#5
Brand	Talisman
Wine Name	Merlot
Vintage	2016
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Silver
Judge 1	mod gd, nice varietal plummy lift, fine structureal tannin quite long
Judge 2	pretty oak propped, nettle edge, nice tannin, little drying / chalky, solid structure and drive.
Judge 3	A strange green character on the nose - some lift, palate shows lovely fruit characters. Lovely aftertaste. Slightly off-balance
Associate Judge	dark, brambly nose olive tapenade, aggressive tannin, graphite not in a bad way the aggression, long drying finish
Associate Judge	Closed nose. Good weight, strawbs, plums, tannins dominate and therefore drying. Shame as fruit looks pretty good.

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

Wine Making Information
Cases Produced	94
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Peter Stanlake