Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Smallwater Estate
Show	2024
Class	9
Entry Number	9#3
Brand	Smallwater Estate
Wine Name	Shiraz
Vintage	2023
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	John Small
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Yes

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Silver
Judge 1	Sun kissed ripe black berries, brown pepper - puckerish acid line and grippy tannins
Judge 2	Rwph violet slight reduction Leesy clunky mid frontal but fruit just keeps in in check
Judge 3	Boysenberry, dark berry fruit, pushing the fuller end of this class, rich and with some nice density, touch drying perhaps
Associate Judge	Dark and brooding, with a tar-like aroma coating the fruit (in a good way). The palate heads into fuller body territory with a richness and generosity that is cleaned up by a nice lick of acid at the end
Associate Judge	Under and Over: Brought Shoulders and clean edges. Herbacious. Chewy Fruit. Savory edges. Fresh. Good tention and tanin Placements.

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