Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Mandalay Estate
Show	2019
Class	WA13
Entry Number	WA13#2
Brand	Mandalay Road
Wine Name	Top Block Zinfandel
Vintage	2018
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Local bottleshps, website

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Judge 1	super purple, juicy fruits , some lantana like greens palate is nice but lacks ripe fruit with some not unpleasant campari like notes
Judge 2	ripe lifted fruit, plenty of alcohol warmth.good fruit and vanilla oak, some dry leesy tartrate/ raisin VA holding it back
Judge 3	rich polished. little minty. nice weight and length. Good
Associate Judge	peppery spice oak, juicy mouthfeel drying tannin
Associate Judge	Bright colour, bring black olive nose, rosemary and sage dried herb nuances, tea leaf extract, flavours carry through to the palate, almost salty, perhaps a touch forward 90

Varietal: Zinfandel / Primitivo / Tribidrag, GI: Geographe, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Deep,Clay,Loam
Planted	2001
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	4.00 Tonnes / Ha

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	130
Force Class	False