Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Show	2019
Class	WA16B
Entry Number	WA16B#1
Brand	DPIRD
Wine Name	Alicante Bouschet
Vintage	2019
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	No
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	C
Judge 1	super purple, very dark characters with lots of oak, but is still generous and quite xmas cakey but nice
Judge 2	young red wine character, nothing distinctive just a pretty young red
Judge 3	Oak playing a big role. Bacon. Rich palate weight. Sweet tones. Fruit seems hidden. Good spice and length.
Associate Judge	deep inky red. chocolate/cocoa nib nose, rich dark fruit & cocoa, full mouth tannins
Associate Judge	Bright colour, nose dominated with toasted oak, lots of dusty charry oak. Can’t see the fruit.

Varietal: Alicante Bouschet, GI: Geographe, 100%
Clone	C1V3, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Clay,Loam
Planted	2012
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Harvest Date	13 / Mar / 2019

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation	Stainless Steel 100%
Bottling Date	03 / Jul / 2019
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	30
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Richard Fennessy