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Entry Information
Exhibitor Willow Bridge Estate
Show 2024
Class 9
Entry Number 9#12
Brand Willow Bridge Estate
Wine Name Black Dog
Vintage 2020
Origin Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name Jim Campbell-Clause
Commercial Label Yes
Availability
Judging Results
Medal / Award
Judge 1 Colour still vibrant, dense midnight fruit - packs a bunch of cornucopious lenghts, falls a little short at the end - integratd oak
Judge 2 Rwrh dms herbaceous raspberry and red current good balance oak little intrusive clipping back mod length on oak
Judge 3 mocha coffee, easy going fruit, little spice, light grip.
Associate Judge Cool and collected. A tight package of fruit and nice spice with herbal edges. All in balance.
Associate Judge Ripe. Generous. drying Tannin.
Varietal: Shiraz, GI: Geographe, 86%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Growing Method Conventional
Varietal: Malbec, GI: Geographe, 14%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Growing Method Conventional
Wine Making Information
Ferment New Wood 40%
Ferment Old Wood 60%
Maturation Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date 29 / Sep / 2021
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 144
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Kim Horton and Dougal Herd