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Entry Information
Exhibitor Purple Hands Wines
Show 2021
Class 28
Entry Number 28#6
Brand Purple Hands Wines
Wine Name Colours of the South Mourvedre
Vintage 2020
Origin Regional Blend
Commercial Label Yes
Availability
Judging Results
Medal / Award Gold
Judge 1 Iodine, oak. Big, ripe fruit which is quite lush but oak is overwhelming with its toastiness and tannin.
Judge 2 sovereign hill raspberry drops, jube palate with chalky tannins, drops short, little sour lollie finish
Judge 3 lifted, pretty florals and orange rind on nose, palate smooth, medium-dense, appealing. good mix of fruit and savoury characters. fine tannins, finishes long a dry
Associate Judge smoky, currants, bacon, tobacco, grippy tannins +ve, layered
Varietal: Mataro / Mourvèdre / Monastrell, GI: Barossa Valley, 100%
Clone Unknown, Roostock: Semillon, 100%
Soil Type Loam
Elevation 220 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 1700 Vines / Ha
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Conventional
Crop Yeild 5.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date 30 / Mar / 2020
Rainfall 348 (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 23 / Jul / 2021
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 120
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Craig Stansborough