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Entry Information
Exhibitor Crooked Brook Wines
Show 2023
Class 1
Entry Number 1#10
Brand Crooked Brook Wines
Wine Name Emma Chardonnay
Vintage 2022
Origin Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name J Campbell-Claus
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Mojos Bunbury, Asquith Cellars Mount Claremont, Boyanup Cellars, selected restaurants
Judging Results
Medal / Award Silver
Judge 1 sl golden, bit matchstick sulfide lift nutty notes, lovely line through the palate, matched with creamy texture, some stirring of lees? sweet fruited, oak layers
Judge 2 Ps oak ground coriander and cumin textural mid honeydew and lime finish block
Judge 3 Tinned pineapple, smokey doughy lemons - the creamy mouthfeel lingers in the palate, the fruit gets lost and withers away, what remains is fruit sweetness - CP
Associate Judge Nice oak, tasty lees work, mealy, subtle flint. Poised, elegant. good balance.
Associate Judge generous use of oak, super ripe fruits. Bee Sting. pear tart tatin. good amount of spice to carry the weight of fruits.
Varietal: Chardonnay, GI: Geographe, 100%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Chardonnay, 100%
Soil Type Clay,Loam
Planted 1998
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Harvest Date 15 / Mar / 2022
Wine Making Information
Ferment New Wood 25%
Ferment Old Wood 75%
Maturation Large Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date 23 / Jan / 2023
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 140
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Peter Stanlake