Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Crooked Brook Wines
Show	2023
Class	9
Entry Number	9#4
Brand	Crooked Brook Wines
Wine Name	James Shiraz
Vintage	2021
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
Judge 1	piney oak, black fruits, sl jammy edge, tight and lean through palate, oak encompassing the wine and holding up the edges, prob bit much, sl bandaid?
Judge 2	Rwdrh car and toast oak frontal lift vanilla cherry cola oak dominant palate soft rolling choc finish
Judge 3	Vegetal note upfront, that loosens into dark sunlit black plums and almost stewed black berries in the underbelly - unintegrated palateoily fruit ending
Associate Judge	Waxy, tobacco. Lacking some weight and conc, Fruit feels over worked.
Associate Judge	lifted nose, vanilla, coconut, meaty and savoury, pouched fruits fig, plum.big tannins

Varietal: Shiraz, GI: Geographe, 100%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: Shiraz, 100%
Soil Type	Clay,Loam
Planted	1998
Irrigation	Dripper
Growing Method	Conventional
Harvest Date	15 / Mar / 2021

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Old Wood 40%
Ferment	New Wood 60%
Maturation	Large Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	23 / Jan / 2022
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	120
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Peter Stanlake