2017 Purple Hands Old Vine Grenache
PE
Patrick Eckel
Updated
Winery
Purple Hands
Vintage
2017
Grape Variety
Grenache
Region
- Barossa Valley
Alcohol (%)
13.5
Purchase Price ($)
30
Closure
Screwcap
Source
Sample
Produced from old bush vines in the Barossa the wine was fermented using wild yeast, with 35% whole bunch retained in the ferment. The wine was aged on lees for 9 months before minimal filtration prior to bottling.
The wine has impeccable balance, with the interplay between attractive florals and more serious dark cherry fruit the hallmark of quality Barossa Grenache. The nose is all about the lifted cherry fruits, with vanillin spice and the faintest touch of earth.
Tannins and acid are crunchy and play the perfect counterpoint to new season cherry, with oak gives an embellishment of spice. In time to come more savoury nuance will appear with the wine to enjoy the next 5+ years in the cellar, it certainly has the acid to carry it.
The wine has impeccable balance, with the interplay between attractive florals and more serious dark cherry fruit the hallmark of quality Barossa Grenache. The nose is all about the lifted cherry fruits, with vanillin spice and the faintest touch of earth.
Tannins and acid are crunchy and play the perfect counterpoint to new season cherry, with oak gives an embellishment of spice. In time to come more savoury nuance will appear with the wine to enjoy the next 5+ years in the cellar, it certainly has the acid to carry it.