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ExhibitorPurple Hands Wines
Show2024
Class24
Entry Number24#2
BrandPurple Hands Wines
Wine NameAfter Five Wine Co Aglianico
Vintage2022
OriginSingle Vineyard
Viticulturist NameCraig Stansborough
Commercial LabelYes
Availability
Judging Results
Medal / AwardGold
Judge 1Medium framed and lovely red berry pippy fruits. Good spice. Fine mouthcoating tannin. Has succulent core and freshness and muscle. Long and lithe.
Judge 2Very dark garnet in color, this wine smells of faintly smoky mulberries and blackberry. In the mouth, blackberry and black pepper flavors are a bit shrill, with unripe blackberry and a touch of citrus peel backed by very good acidity. Powdery tannins coat the mouth.
Judge 3sour cherry, dried cranberry. herbal notes. black pepper. cacao. zippy acid integrated tannin. young style worth rewarding. juicy and delicous.
Associate Judgelifted nose slight earthy tone, cherry baking spice some sappy sweet fruit. mouth coating, ripe tannin, blackcurrant.
Varietal: Aglianico, GI: Barossa Valley, 100%
CloneFPS 01, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil TypeClay,Quartz,Shale
Elevation260 Metres above sea level
Planting Density1700 Vines / Ha
Planted2011
IrrigationDripper
Growing MethodSustainable
Crop Yeild5.70 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date19 / Apr / 2022
Rainfall620 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
FermentOpen Fermenter 100%
MaturationSmall Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date07 / Sep / 2022
ClosureScrew
Cases Produced240
Force ClassFalse
Winemaker NoteCraig Stansborough