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Exhibitor Purple Hands Wines
Show 2024
Class 25B
Entry Number 25B#13
Brand Purple Hands Wines
Wine Name After Five Wine Co Montepulciano
Vintage 2022
Origin Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name Craig Stansborough
Commercial Label Yes
Availability
Judging Results
Medal / Award Gold
Trophies The Dr. Rod Bonfiglioli Best Wine of Show
Best Red Wine
Best Red Italian Variety Wine
Judge 1 Nice length and wt, with poise, not too extracted, restrained.bright and fresh.
Judge 2 dense red colour. fragrant fruit long and fine
Judge 3 big sweet fruity, well constructed which accentuates the tannins a little but a big solid flow of flavour an texture
Associate Judge jubie fruit, possible light VA lift. puckering tannin, light drive.
Varietal: Montepulciano, GI: Barossa Valley, 100%
Clone SAVII 01, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil Type Clay,Quartz,Shale
Elevation 260 Metres above sea level
Planting Density 1700 Vines / Ha
Planted 2011
Irrigation Dripper
Growing Method Sustainable
Crop Yeild 8.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date 08 / Apr / 2022
Rainfall 731 (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 / Aug / 2023
Closure Screw
Cases Produced 280
Force Class False
Winemaker Note Craig Stansborough