Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Smallwater Estate
Show	2017
Class	R1
Entry Number	R1#5
Brand	Smallwater Estate
Wine Name	Shiraz
Vintage	2016
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Yes

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Judge 1	Violet and simple, decent juice: fruit floods though. tannins a bit mashed.
Judge 2	big dense black cherry liqueur, ripe nose, generous concentrated bug palate, plush ripe fine grainy tannins, hot, tarry, bitter choc. Bold wine, ripe but more-ish
Judge 3	concentrated, pristine fruit core. tannins a touch green, moderate length
Associate Judge	Ripe fruit lots of mulberry plums on palate some inkiness juicy yet savoury as well with robust tannins giving good persistence

Varietal: Shiraz, GI: Geographe, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Clay,Loam,Granite
Planting Density	1800 Vines / Ha
Planted	1997
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Sustainable
Crop Yeild	5.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	03 / Mar / 2016
Rainfall	930 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Old Wood 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	22 / Jan / 2016
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	458
Force Class	False