Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Ironcloud Wines
Show	2020
Class	G10B
Entry Number	G10B#5
Brand	Ironcloud Wines
Wine Name	Rock of Solitude Cabernet Malbec
Vintage	2019
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Off the Vine Distributors

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Gold
Judge 1	nice colour, good varietal lift , fine tannins littel skinny but ok
Judge 2	And this is why they blend the grapes. Structure, tannin and form from the cabernet. Life, spice and lift from the malbec. The colour is hot pink on the rim. The wine has bay leaf, raspberry, white pepper and glossy tanins. What a brillaint wine.
Judge 3	nice, varietal bay, licorice / olive, medium bodied, nice oak in support, plucky but resolved.
Associate Judge	blackcurrant, tomato leaf, good attack but low persistency in the back palate .
Associate Judge	Plum, red fruits. Juicy, chewy tannins. Nice oak integration.

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon, GI: Geographe, 60%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Loam
Elevation	250 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	1600 Vines / Ha
Planted	1999
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	5.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	15 / Apr / 2019
Rainfall	750 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Varietal: Malbec, GI: Geographe, 40%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Loam
Elevation	250 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	1600 Vines / Ha
Planted	2010
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	3.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	21 / Mar / 2019
Rainfall	750 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	05 / Mar / 2020
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	450
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Kim Horton