Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Purple Hands Wines
Show	2020
Class	24
Entry Number	24#4
Brand	After Five Wine Co.
Wine Name	Barossa Valley Montepulciano
Vintage	2018
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Craig Stansborough
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability	Independent retailers/website

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Judge 1	Dark red ripe red berry concentrated fruit with supporting oak.(v. sl. H2S) red fruit flavours and some chewy tannins (oak derived)
Judge 2	good colour and purples, grainy chalky tannins, plum nose, lightly reductive, plums, blueberries, raspberries, acid a little sour at the end
Judge 3	good colour , chalky tannin, soft , medium weight, finishes a bit short
Associate Judge	lifted alcohol on the nose, nice musk and leather aromas, tart acidity in the front but disappears quite fast with a finish of grip, freshness with a slight bite of bitterness

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	Sustainable
Crop Yeild	6.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date	10 / Apr / 2018
Rainfall	567 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest

Wine Making Information
Ferment	Open Fermenter 100%
Maturation	Small Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date	20 / Aug / 2019
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	230
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Craig Stansborough