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Entry Information
Exhibitor Smallwater Estate
Show 2018
Class 22
Entry Number 22#4
Brand Smallwater Estate
Wine Name Zinfandel
Vintage 2017
Origin Single Vineyard
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Cellar Door and selected outlets
Judging Results
Medal / Award Gold
Overall Score 95.5
Judge 1 Fragrant, fresh and bright. Lovely intregrated tannins and structure.
Judge 2 Nice black fruit characters, but could use more zing
Judge 3 blueberryfruit, spice, attractive drinkability, well balanced, fresh with nice grainy spicy coffee toasty finish
Associate Judge fresh fruit aroma, cherry, clean juicy mid palate fruit, good clean line, intergrated tannin, nice fine chalky tannin
Varietal: Zinfandel / Primitivo / Tribidrag, GI: Geographe, 100%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Planting Density 1800 Vines / Ha
Planted 1993
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Crop Yeild 5.00 Tonnes / Ha
Wine Making Information
Ferment Old Wood 100%
Maturation Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date 19 / Jan / 2017
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 301
Force Class False