Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	St Aidan Wines
Show	2020
Class	G9
Entry Number	G9#4
Brand	St Aidan
Wine Name	Merlot
Vintage	2018
Origin	Regional Blend
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	cellardoor

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Judge 1	mod col, bright rim. nice lift some perfume a little oak good commercial
Judge 2	Sweet fruit, malleable plump tannins, plenty of appeal and bounce. Not particularly exciting, but a lovely drink.
Judge 3	decent, briary herbal undercurrant. some bricky red fruits. nice malleable tannin
Associate Judge	red fruit with some tomato leaf to it. quite round and good freshness.
Associate Judge	Subtle nose, cherry and plum. A touch hard.

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

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Old Wood 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	03 / Oct / 2019
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	98
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Mark Messenger