Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	St Aidan Wines
Show	2024
Class	11
Entry Number	11#11
Brand	St Aidan Wines
Wine Name	Ferguson Cabernet Merlot
Vintage	2021
Origin	Regional Blend
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Silver
Judge 1	Cedar chest filled with blackcurrants, minty leaves and vanilla pods - leather cassis rolled tabacco leaves alluring
Judge 2	rwbh developing tone, desiccating fruit red current
Judge 3	black cherry and blackberry some ripe red berry underneath, easy pleasant drink
Associate Judge	Plush ripe fruit w cookie dough. Tannins dominate the finish
Associate Judge	Broad Shoulders. Barky edges. Medium weighted. Bushland. Backbone of fruit. Restraint and aproachable. Drink now- starting to develop.

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon, GI: Geographe, 70%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method	Conventional

Varietal: Merlot, GI: Geographe, 30%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Growing Method	Conventional

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Old Wood 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	01 / Sep / 2022
Cases Produced	320
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Adair Davies