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Entry Information
Exhibitor Willow Bridge Estate
Show 2024
Class 9
Entry Number 9#1
Brand Willow Bridge Estate
Wine Name Gravel Pit Shiraz
Vintage 2023
Origin Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name Jim Campbell-Clause
Commercial Label Yes
Availability
Judging Results
Medal / Award Bronze
Judge 1 Stewing black plums, laced fennel seed - smokey oak - juicy, fine grained tannins and enduring length *
Judge 2 Plum cassis and blueberry bright mid little tart? Mod weight bright respectful oak
Judge 3 Mulberry and some nice spice. Very tidy and together
Associate Judge Dark with ripe black and purple fruit and a lick of graphite-like mineral mixing with some milk chocolate. Refreshing acid and medium body with tannins that sit nicely within the wine. All in balance
Associate Judge Tight nose- slightly heightened alcohole. Good tention and Tanin intagration. Char, turned soil. blackberry
Varietal: Shiraz, GI: Geographe, 100%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Growing Method Conventional
Wine Making Information
Ferment New Wood 30%
Ferment Old Wood 70%
Maturation Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date 23 / May / 2022
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 252
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Kim Horton and Dougal Herd