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Entry Information
ExhibitorMandalay Estate
Show2021
Class16B
Entry Number16B#2
BrandMandalay Road
Wine NameDurif
Vintage2020
OriginSingle Vineyard
Commercial LabelYes
AvailabilityCD
Judging Results
Medal / AwardSilver
Judge 1deep intense red colour. Choclate oaky charry notes with dark plum fruits. big yet balanced wine, maybe oak just a touch over powering
Judge 2Impressive colour and depth, inky wine. Liquirice, dark spectrum of fruit, sweet fruit, dense. Tannins in check. Big wine but well made
Judge 3Licorice, BCP and spice. Big but blanaced. Lovely.
Associate Judgedensity on nose. plum, fig, prune. spiced ginger basket. raberry and cassis concentrate. length aeon tannins structure good
Associate JudgeStar anise and cardamom entwine on aromatics and palate. Rich, juby fruit. Structured, leathery tannins and dried fruit. Little more mature than expected but integrated. Spicey and lengthy. Hint of herbal length.
Varietal: Durif, GI: Geographe, 100%
CloneUnknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing MethodConventional
Wine Making Information
FermentOld Wood 100%
MaturationLarge Format Oak 100%
Cases Produced40
Force ClassFalse
Winemaker NoteJohn Griffiths