Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Smallwater Estate
Show	2020
Class	G7A
Entry Number	G7A#1
Brand	Smallwater Estate
Wine Name	Shiraz
Vintage	2019
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Bruce Dukes
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Yes

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Gold
Trophies	Best Geographe Shiraz
	Best Geographe Red Wine
	Wine of the Show
Judge 1	very good color, nice dark slurpy purple fruits , big oak , little clumsy
Judge 2	Glorious colour - vibrant ruby. The nose is salted red licorice, anise, white pepper and all kinds of jubilant bounce. The palate is edgy at this stage, doesn't have the plush succulence I was expecting. Finish is a touch awkward - warm maybe. Really attractive exotic spice though.
Judge 3	bright, juicy, fun, nice plucky tannin and moreish-ness. lovely fruit, maybe a hint of bunch, a good contemporary shiraz.
Associate Judge	attractive purple colour. Really juicy red fruits aromas with nice spice oak. smooth tannins embraced with a lot fruit flavour. well balanced
Associate Judge	Attractive lifted briar fruits, subtle oak influence, spice, red berries, concentrated, licorice. Rich, concentrated, dark fruits, lovely silky tannins, generous.

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