Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Harvey River Estate Pty Ltd
Show	2023
Class	11
Entry Number	11#4
Brand	Fishbone
Wine Name	Merlot
Vintage	2022
Origin	Regional Blend
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Cellar Door

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Silver
Judge 1	berry fruit, some violet floral edge, simple fresh fruity layers, coating tannins, simple fresh drink
Judge 2	Rwph mulberry and boysenberry cedar juicey mid good plush balance pithy finish
Judge 3	Integrated red bright crunchy fruit with loganberries in the back, punter friendlly smooth mouthfeel of some smoke fruit crunch and slight abv kick - crowd pleaser
Associate Judge	Plum, tobacco. Plush fruit. Lacking some acid freshness. Nice tannin structure.
Associate Judge	dark purple gamy, black berry cordal, structured tannins. savoury. a bit green but very powful

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

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Stainless Steel 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	26 / Sep / 2022
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	1150
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Stuart Pierce