Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Dream Bird Wines
Show	2022
Class	1
Entry Number	1#4
Brand	Dream Bird Wines
Wine Name	Rocket Science Chardonnay
Vintage	2021
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Tony and Bernice O'Connell
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Judge 1	lemon lime lift,flinty oak, riper spectrum, alot of power, big oak, sl sour acid line and fruit not quite the strength required for the oak
Judge 2	Nutty, citrus and reductive-flinty character. Good flavour intensity and texture with oak in check
Judge 3	Forward baked stone fruits on no, palate spritzy and broad unsophisticated
Associate Judge	menthol, stalky nose spritzy palate, quite oaky
Associate Judge	Pretty white stone fruit, lots of nectarines and white peach. Possesses a nice floral note and oak has been used to coax out some more interest.

Varietal: Chardonnay, GI: Geographe, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Planted	1997
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Harvest Date	22 / Feb / 2021

Wine Making Information
Ferment	New Wood 40%
Ferment	Old Wood 60%
Maturation	Large Format Oak 81%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 19%
Bottling Date	19 / Dec / 2021
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	135
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Kym Carr