Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Sage
Show	2024
Class	11
Entry Number	11#7
Brand	Bad Friend
Wine Name	Merlot Malbec
Vintage	2022
Origin	Regional Blend
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1	Tinned pea bramble notes - lost fruit intensity lines
Judge 2	rwph red current celery herbaceous methoxy raspberry finish short
Judge 3	chinese five spice on baked plums, softer palate coul duse more intensity
Associate Judge	Herbal, dried leaves, celery. Loads of tannin. missing some mid-palate fruit.
Associate Judge	Aromatic and tired. wet leafs. Earl Grey tea. nice tannin integration. Pleasant savoury finish. Lacking primary drive.

Varietal: Merlot, GI: Geographe, 75%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Clay,Loam,Rocky
Elevation	120 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	2000 Vines / Ha
Planted	2005
Irrigation	None
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	1.20 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	06 / Mar / 2022
Rainfall	847 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Varietal: Malbec, GI: Geographe, 25%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type	Clay,Loam,Rocky
Elevation	125 Metres above sea level
Planting Density	2000 Vines / Ha
Planted	2004
Irrigation	None
Growing Method	Conventional
Crop Yeild	1.20 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	06 / Mar / 2022
Rainfall	847 (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	12 / Dec / 2022
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	100
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	David Main