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Entry Information
Exhibitor Purple Hands Wines
Show 2018
Class 29
Entry Number 29#1
Brand Purple Hands Wines
Wine Name Barossa Valley Montepulciano
Vintage 2016
Origin Single Vineyard
Commercial Label Yes
Availability Independent retailers/website
Judging Results
Medal / Award Bronze
Judge 1 Bright ruby. Good intensity and a touch of complexity and interest. Briar, rose, cranberry crunch. Tight, raw palate, touch short, but juicy.
Judge 2 Bright colour. Attractive complex nose, slight honeycomb. Long and savoury.
Judge 3 Cherry, lanolin, savory woodsy palate, drying finish
Associate Judge Dusty, dry tannins, acid OK
Varietal: Montepulciano, GI: Barossa Valley, 100%
Clone SAVII 01, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type Clay,Quartz
Elevation 260 Metres above sea level
Planted 2012
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Crop Yeild 5.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date 14 / Apr / 2015
Wine Making Information
Ferment Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date 20 / Sep / 2016
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 150
Force Class False