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Entry Information
ExhibitorPurple Hands Wines
Show2022
Class32
Entry Number32#3
BrandPurple Hands Wines
Wine NameAfter Five Wine Co. Primitivo
Vintage2021
OriginSingle Vineyard
Viticulturist NamePaul Keady
Commercial LabelYes
Availability
Judging Results
Medal / AwardBronze
Judge 1unusual aromatics, good dark fruit, intense, sturdy, extracted but in keeping with style, loads of presence
Judge 2a chlorine/burnt rubber note overlays the nose of dark fruit. Very structured, with concentrated fruit and fairly hard, bitter tannins.
Judge 3prune and fig, inky fruit. some tannin offering structure.
Associate JudgeBlack red... creme de cassis, vanilla, macerated cherry. Chewy, raw, red fruited, mid palate grip, generously fruited style. Impressive chewy tannin.
Varietal: Zinfandel / Primitivo / Tribidrag, GI: Barossa Valley, 100%
CloneUnknown, Roostock: NONE - Own Roots, 100%
Soil TypeClay
IrrigationDripper
Growing MethodConventional
Harvest Date24 / Mar / 2021
Rainfall520 (mm) Rainfall from July to June in the year(s) of harvest
Wine Making Information
FermentOpen Fermenter 100%
MaturationSmall Format Oak 100%
Bottling Date20 / Jul / 2022
ClosureScrew
Cases Produced150
Force ClassFalse
Winemaker NoteCraig Stansborough