Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Ironcloud Wines
Show	2023
Class	12
Entry Number	12#1
Brand	Ironcloud Wines
Wine Name	Alliance Cabernet Malbec 2021
Vintage	2021
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Warwick Lavis
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Off the Vine Distributors

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Judge 1	bright lemony red/black fruits, menthol burst, nice cherry on the palate, sl hole in mid, structural tannins
Judge 2	Rwrh bright raspberry and strawberry fruit milk choc oak juicy length mid weight touch short
Judge 3	Ripe, bright crunchy berried (dev) - crunchy medium soft mouthfeel - abv kick easy drinking
Associate Judge	Tobacco, char, slight mint. Good fruit weight, fine tannin. Falls a bit short.
Associate Judge	Warm, autumn fruits vibe on nose, Red berry, graphite, slate, orange bitter

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon, GI: Geographe, 60%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Loam
Elevation	250 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	1600 Vines / Ha
Planted	1999
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	5.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	15 / Apr / 2019
Rainfall	750 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Varietal: Malbec, GI: Geographe, 40%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Loam
Elevation	250 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	1600 Vines / Ha
Planted	2010
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	3.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	21 / Mar / 2019
Rainfall	750 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	05 / Mar / 2020
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	450
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Kim Horton