Wine Entry Detail

Entry Information
Exhibitor	Purple Hands Wines
Show	2025
Class	26B
Entry Number	26B#9
Brand	Purple Hands Wines
Wine Name	After Five Wine Co Montepulciano
Vintage	2021
Origin	Single Vineyard
Viticulturist Name	Craig Stansborough
Commercial Label	Yes
Availability

Judging Results
Medal / Award	Bronze
Overall Score	88
Judge 1	Chalky and mineral structure emerging from under the fruit. Drying out a touch now with earthy and dried herb notes taking over the palate.
Judge 2	Inky dark maroon. A bit of volatility on this perhaps? Did someone toy with a little bunch? Colour does not suggest so. Actually quite a tasty and somewhat youthful wine. .
Judge 3	Savoury with liquorice, spice & vanilla over ripe dark fruits, palate dry & savoury, finishing with amaro note.
Associate Judge	fennel seed, warm spice, touch green tob leaf. fruit ripe black plum, chalky, sandy tannin in droves. tannin doesn't quite frame to pull through finish.

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
Harvest Date	30 / Apr / 2021
Rainfall	620 (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	07 / Sep / 2022
Closure	Screw
Cases Produced	480
Force Class	False
Winemaker Note	Craig Stansborough