Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Wines of Merritt
Show	2019
Class	WA16A
Entry Number	WA16A#1
Brand	Wines of Merritt
Wine Name	Cabernet Franc
Vintage	2018
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	WA, NSW, VIC, QLD, SA

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Silver
Judge 1	medium red, plummy red fruited bouquet with some underlying spice , gentle palate with some firm tannins which aid length and verve gd
Judge 2	distinctive woody herbs, with juicy middle and firm tannins, a great lunch wine
Judge 3	Greenish aromas. Palate has nice weight and good spice to it. Dustiness. Prickly.
Associate Judge	deep almost cloudy red. musty oak nose. juicy light tannin
Associate Judge	Ok colour, some capsicum green notes, eucalypt coolness to the palate. Fresh but on the greener edge.

Varietal: Cabernet Franc, GI: Margaret River, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Sand
Growing Method	Conventional

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	25 / Jul / 2019
Closure	Diam
Cases Produced	24
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Nick James-Martin