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2016 Purple Hands Old Vine Grenache

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2016 Purple Hands Old Vine Grenache

Wine Details

Winery
Purple Hands
Vintage
2016
Grape Variety
Grenache
Region
  • Barossa Valley
Alcohol (%)
14
Purchase Price ($)
30
Wine Rating
91
Closure
Screwcap
Source
Sample

Editor review

1 review
2016 Purple Hands Old Vine Grenache
Wine Rating
 
91
Produced from old bush vine Grenache the wine was fermented using wild yeast with 30% whole bushes before being basket pressed to older oak for 9 months of ageing on lees.

A vibrant but dark hue, the nose has floral red cherry and plum that’s backed by faint pepper and Christmas cake spice.

The wine is medium bodied with a flowing line of acidity and fine but resolved tannins that take on some savoury nuance but play second fiddle to driving dark cherry fruit. There is a touch of textural grip to finish with lingering wild strawberry and cherry.

When to Drink

Optimal Drinking
2017 - 2024
Date Reviewed
08 05, 2017
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