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Entry Information
ExhibitorPurple Hands Wines
Show2016
Class27
Entry Number27#8
BrandPurple Hands Wines
Wine NameBarossa Valley Aglianico
Vintage2015
OriginSingle Vineyard
Commercial LabelYes
AvailabilityIndependent retailers/Website
Judging Results
Medal / AwardSilver
Judge 1Exotic spices/rose petal dark cherries/plums . touch prune/ heat.
Judge 2Wet cement tannins, slightly muddy flavour profile, with herbal and white pepper lift. Pokey (alcohol) finish.
Judge 3Softer and rounder than many of the bracket - still with discernible yet balanced tannins. Much more lifted perfume to the wine, quite 'feminine' compared against others.
Associate JudgeLM Garnet red. Heady, lifted nose. Raspberry, Strawberry, CDR-like prettiness. Lovely sloshy palate, juicy red berry fruit with balance and matched velvet tannins. A lighter example w presence? Nice finish.
Varietal: Aglianico, GI: Barossa Valley, 100%
CloneFPS 01, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil TypeClay,Quartz
Elevation260 Metres above sea level
Planted2012
IrrigationDripper
Growing MethodConventional
Crop Yeild5.00 Tonnes / Ha
Harvest Date14 / Apr / 2015
Wine Making Information
FermentOpen Fermenter 100%
MaturationSmall Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date20 / Sep / 2016
ClosureScrew
Cases Produced140
Force ClassFalse