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Entry Information
Exhibitor Smallwater Estate
Show 2019
Class WA13
Entry Number WA13#3
Brand Smallwater Estate
Wine Name Zinfandel
Vintage 2017
Origin Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name John Small
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Yes
Judging Results
Medal / Award Bronze
Judge 1 bright, nice nose with dark fruits palate not fully resolved with quit frontal tannins but still nice
Judge 2 Lovely lifted fruitbowl complexity, some raisin lift drying the finish
Judge 3 Bit more oak presence. Vanilla and sweetness dominates fruit.
Associate Judge juicy red fruit, medium oak spice, balance tannin
Associate Judge Very musty, dusty haze over the fruits of this wine, fruits on palate somewhat baked, tea leaves, fruit crumble, juicy with length
Varietal: Zinfandel / Primitivo / Tribidrag, 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 12 / 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%
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 310
Force Class False