Purple Hands Wines

2018 PURPLE HANDS AFTER FIVE WINE CO MONTEPULCIANO

$35 / 2031

Destemmed, lightly crushed, wild yeast open ferment, 10 days on skins, basket-pressed, mlf, maturation in new French hogshead and older French oak for 5 months, racked and then another 12 months maturation, no fining, no filtration. Vegan friendly. A striking young Italian variety finding a home in the Barossa Valley, and what’s not to like? It strikes a dramatic dense purple pose in the glass, the scent is pure La Dolce Vita with exotic spice, black cherry and enduring anise. It flows beautifully across the tongue, smooth, intense but with lively tannins. 14% alc.