Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Willow Bridge Estate
Show	2022
Class	10
Entry Number	10#18
Brand	Willow Bridge Estate
Wine Name	Grenache Shiraz Mataro
Vintage	2021
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Jim Campbell-Clause
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Silver
Judge 1	greener edge, lean and chunky chewy tannin, but still with some juice, seaweed and cream, sl VA and sweet RS?
Judge 2	Peppery lift, bright and vibrant. Crushed pepper and very spicy but had good cherry fruits to support. Has weight and freshness
Judge 3	vibrant colour, very lifted nose of cracked black pepper, sopressa, olive, fennel, red cherries, palate defined by graphite tannins with length, juicy supple texture, length
Associate Judge	menthol nose with pepper spice red fruits on palate some choco vanilla, sarsaparilla notes lots of layers
Associate Judge	Deep dark intensity of fruit flavour, nice structure with some good savoury complexity, bit of tar and mushroom in the back palate.

Varietal: Grenache / Garnacha, GI: Geographe, 38%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Growing Method	Conventional

Varietal: Shiraz, GI: Geographe, 38%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Growing Method	Conventional

Varietal: Mataro / Mourvèdre / Monastrell, GI: Geographe, 24%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Growing Method	Conventional

Wine Making Information
Ferment	New Wood 10%
Ferment	Old Wood 90%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	23 / Dec / 2021
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	313
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Kim Horton and Dougal Herd