Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Smallwater Estate
Show	2023
Class	9
Entry Number	9#15
Brand	Smallwater Estate
Wine Name	Shiraz
Vintage	2021
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	John Small
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Yes

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Judge 1	cherry lift, liquid cherries, fruit primary, fresh pine, bright and jumpy palate, very primary but with some savoury tannin backbone. sl heat on back
Judge 2	Rwph cherry tones chewy mid tannin strawberries and coconut
Judge 3	Blueberries, lavender, juicy ripe black plums and bramble cues, that follows through in the mouth puckering palate - fruit falls a little short at the end
Associate Judge	Waxy, bunchy nose. Dark fruits. Nice acid line, stemmy character shortening finish. Good drinker.
Associate Judge	stewed red fruits with spice, orange rind. dusty spices. tannins pronounced. small hole in the back palate

Varietal: Shiraz, GI: Geographe, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Unknown, 100%
Soil Type	Clay,Granite,Loam
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