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Entry Information
Exhibitor Smallwater Estate
Show 2021
Class 19
Entry Number 19#1
Brand Smallwater Estate
Wine Name Port
Vintage 2020
Origin Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name John Small
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Yes
Judging Results
Medal / Award Bronze
Judge 1 dank planky wood aromas, override the wine. very sweet on the palate which lacks complexity and structure
Judge 2 Alc quite pronounced and pungent, raisins and plummy. Very dense and rich
Judge 3 Fierce nose. Christmas spice, cinnamon, crushed nuts and date.Spirit sits adjunct to the fruit - touch aggressive
Associate Judge decadent nose and palette plum, fig, clove cinnamon, orange bitter. great spices
Associate Judge Little rusty nail profile on nose which builds to tar and pipe tobacco. Chewing tobacco on palate, with caramel curl and burnt toffee
Varietal: Zinfandel / Primitivo / Tribidrag, GI: Geographe, 100%
Clone WA, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type Clay,Loam,Granite
Elevation 248 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 1800 Vines / Ha
Planted 1993
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Crop Yeild 5.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date 28 / Feb / 2020
Rainfall 1030 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
Ferment Old Wood 100%
Maturation Large Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date 15 / Jan / 2021
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 109
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Mark Morton