Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Willow Bridge Estate
Show	2024
Class	11
Entry Number	11#12
Brand	Willow Bridge Estate
Wine Name	Dragonfly Cabernet Merlot
Vintage	2023
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Jim Campbell-Clause
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	liquor barons/cellar door

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Judge 1	Warmed black & red currants, controlled herbaceous notes - easy going mouthfeel
Judge 2	rwph blueberry lift , cassis bilge iodene leafy
Judge 3	ripe raspberry confected to a degree , forward tannin on the edges of too grippy
Associate Judge	Savoury and leafy notes dominate. bramble with some green herbaceous notes. Serious Cab tannin.
Associate Judge	Closed. Lacking fruit concentration. Highlighting Herbal Tones. Lovely savoury wood chips and tannin structure.

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon, GI: Geographe, 90%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Growing Method	Conventional

Varietal: Merlot, GI: Geographe, 10%
Clone	Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Growing Method	Conventional

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Old Wood 100%
Maturation	Large Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	19 / May / 2022
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	300
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Kim Horton and Dougal Herd