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Entry Information
Exhibitor Smallwater Estate
Show 2021
Class 1
Entry Number 1#13
Brand Smallwater Estate
Wine Name Chardonnay
Vintage 2020
Origin Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name John Small
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Yes
Judging Results
Medal / Award Bronze
Judge 1 ripe tropical fruit aromas, oak sits on top of wine
Judge 2 Lactic note, Grapefruit, muscat like aromatics, 1 dimension but bright
Judge 3 Pretty, saline, sweet white peach on the palate, balanced, delicate. Nicely done.
Associate Judge fresh roses lemongrass on nose , very floral palette with exotic fruits dragon fruit, hint of ginger second sniff gives away more traditional chard character white fresh nectarine on nose buttery creamy lemon curdy palette
Associate Judge Oxi notes on palate and nose. Oak a prominent through finish. Loquats and stone fruit poking through
Varietal: Chardonnay, 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 14 / Feb / 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 155
Force Class False