Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Smallwater Estate
Show	2017
Class	R5
Entry Number	R5#3
Brand	Smallwater Estate
Wine Name	Rob's Block
Vintage	2015
Origin	Single Vineyard
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Yes

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Gold
Judge 1	Violet forest berry. slightly powdery vanilla. Lozenge berry tastes.
Judge 2	Black berries and choc mint upfront, hints of bayleaf and blue fruits. Lovely dense palate with concentrated fruit, powdery fine chewy tannins, more-ish. Very elegant yet powerful, generous style.
Judge 3	leafy and lifted, great little bistro cabernet. crunchy, tight little structure, like it.
Associate Judge	elegant cassis bud a touch sensitive dried herb savoury factor dry ish on tannin feel and lacking the depth hoped for

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon, GI: Geographe, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Clay,Loam,Granite
Planting Density	1800 Vines / Ha
Planted	1993
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Sustainable
Crop Yeild	5.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	27 / Mar / 2015
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	18 / Jan / 2016
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	260
Force Class	False