Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Willow Bridge Estate
Show	2023
Class	9
Entry Number	9#2
Brand	Willow Bridge Estate
Wine Name	Black Dog
Vintage	2020
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Jim Campbell-Clause
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Silver
Judge 1	bitumen, very porty oaky, dried out through palate, not quite letting the fruit breathe
Judge 2	Rwdph black and blue fruit cherry mid mulberry drive dark choc line dried citrus complexity oak spice
Judge 3	Old school allure of dripping midnight fruits, pencil shavings and black cracked pepper and long life - the fruit keeps up with the marching tannins
Associate Judge	Waxy, dark fruits, subtle confectionary. Nice bright fruit, super firm, structural tannin. Good length.
Associate Judge	violet, cassis on nose more wood than fruits soft and spicy. wild pepperberry, fennel, carrys well. very spicy finish tannins big great aging wine

Varietal: Shiraz, GI: Geographe, 86%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Growing Method	Conventional

Varietal: Malbec, GI: Geographe, 14%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Growing Method	Conventional

Wine Making Information
Ferment	New Wood 40%
Ferment	Old Wood 60%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	29 / Sep / 2021
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	144
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Kim Horton and Dougal Herd