Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Zein Estate
Show	2023
Class	11
Entry Number	11#1
Brand	Zein Estate
Wine Name	Nouveau Rouge
Vintage	2022
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Sam Zein
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Judge 1	blueberry juice, some forest berry, meaty element, sulfide playing a role, very primary, mango, some nice tannin and flavour in the blue spectrum, sulfide cutting it s bit short
Judge 2	Rwph meaty boysenberry plush soft mid tar and chewy choc tannin reduction
Judge 3	Bright ripe red plums, damson, some sour cherries that follow through in the palate - crunchy almost zesty - tart red apple finale
Associate Judge	Herbaceous, slightly sweaty. Under ripe fruit, hard green edge to palate.
Associate Judge	wet frest floor, wild raspberry / casiss, capcicum, saline, brasola, pine tree.

Varietal: Merlot, GI: Geographe, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Clay,Gravel,Loam,Sand
Elevation	240 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	1600 Vines / Ha
Planted	1992
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	6.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	17 / Mar / 2022

Wine Making Information
Ferment	New Wood 80%
Ferment	Old Wood 20%
Maturation	Large Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	14 / Feb / 2022
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	200
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Bruce Dukes and Remi Guise