Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Talisman Wines
Show	2022
Class	9
Entry Number	9#1
Brand	Talisman
Wine Name	Merlot
Vintage	2021
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Victor Bertola
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Judge 1	some vegemite notes, smokey barrel ferment lift, bright fruit, good weight and length, sweet mid palate, oak holding it up a bit
Judge 2	Vibrant ruby red. Mix of dry and fresh herbs with oak lactone and leaf elements as well as stewed red fruit. Soft entry on the palate and falling a bit short
Judge 3	Simple plump fruit profile, plum pudding, kernel tannnin, grainy, dry red, lacking fruit freshnes
Associate Judge	mulberry nose, shaded canopy chara, briar fruits on palate hints of mint and chocolate, simple but pleasant
Associate Judge	Quite blousy and feels thin on the back palate. Nice fruits with well balanced tannin but acid lacks direction and wine is starting to look slightly developed for 21.

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

Wine Making Information
Cases Produced	94
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Peter Stanlake