Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Ferngrove Wines
Show	2023
Class	14
Entry Number	14#6
Brand	Ferngrove
Wine Name	King Malbec
Vintage	2021
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Chris Zur
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1	creamy vanillan oak, baked apple tart, nice oak backbone, but swamping the fruit a bit
Judge 2	Rwph Plum crunchy black fruits creamy mid cherry liqueur finish spice hot choc lacking volume
Judge 3	va? parma violets brooding raspberries - thick dense fruit weight and sweetness - syrup no end or begininning
Associate Judge	Varnish, oaky. Oak dominant, overpowers fruit.
Associate Judge	EG tea on nose, citrus and flowers. Poached autumn fruits. Cinnamon, nutmeg, almond, graphite

Varietal: Malbec, GI: Frankland River, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method	Conventional

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 50%
Maturation	Stainless Steel 50%
Bottling Date	01 / Dec / 2022
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	500
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Craig Grafton