Italian Reds Purple Hands Wines After Five Wine Co Aglianico 2022
PAULMARA ESTATES Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 Good depth of colour purple core/ ruby hues. Good intensity - an oaked style, but has some good fruit weight to balance. Youthful and clean with structure and length. Purple Hands Wines Planta Circa Ancestor Vine Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 Great colour - purples with good density , ripe concentrated fruit with supportive oak, nice fruit packed out with tannins good architecture Eden Hall ‘Springton’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 Ripe, jubey red and black fruits, palate quite warm and powerful, ripe tannins. Good length of fruit. Redman Wines The First Divide Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 Crimson core. Sweet cassis and red fruits with tobacco leaf lift and perfume. Brightness on palate, oak and fruit focus and shape. Elegant and fine tannin profile. Kies Wines The Suit Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 Elegant frame, nice juicy mid palate. Refinement and some succulence with fruit/spice elements. HEWITSON The Dorrien Bank Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 Elevated florals - violets, earl grey tea, blackcurrant. Palate is seamless and refined with well balanced tannins/acidity. Bloodstone/shale, super fresh. Solid in all departments Zonte’s Footstep Blackberry Patch Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 Boysenberry kick, cassis, with ethereal qualities, slight meatiness, super savoury. Elegant drinking. Sussex Squire Wines Samuel Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 Ripe fruit expression here - black olive, blackcurrant and cassis. Complex, Deep crimson, brick red hues. Lifted herbacious characters with leather and pepper notes (savoury style). Good acidity, elegant palate, slightly short finish. Westmere Wines Barbs Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 Slightly muted fruit, bean and mint. Good weight into the palate, firm but resolved tannin and a nice evolution through the finish. fruit-laden style. Slightly soft around the edges. Morgan Simpson Row 42 Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 Naked Run Wines Place in Time Sevenhill Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 Nice colour, dark fruit characters, blueberry, blackcurrant, medium tannin, good intensity on the palate, juicy, medium finish
Red fruit crunchy, lovely leafy complexity and herbaceous notes to support the fruit and framework. Spice and bramble. Structural, savoury with good energy and drive. A lovely varietal wine. PAULMARA ESTATES DeNero Nero d’Avola 2023 Savoury/ herbal nose - confectionary/ licorice root palate. Fennel spice. Hastwell & Lightfoot Barbera 2024 Youthful ruby/ purples - vibrant. Pretty lifted/ perfume - clean aromatics. Palate vibrancy - balanced. Cherry tart flavoured acidity. Anvers Barbera 2022 Bramble fruits and tart cherry on palate. Subtle, elegant structure. Understated. PAULMARA ESTATES Cellar Reserve Sangiovese 2021 Deep crimson. Ripe red licorice and earth. Drying tannins. Chewy texture. Varietal and good length of flavour. Matriarch & Rogue Jim Single Vineyard Montepulciano 2022 Deep ruby. Blue fruits and earthiness on palate. Blueberry pie palate. Beautiful weight and tannins. Medium length. Lino Ramble MARCO POLO Sangiovese 2022 Nice savoury elegance, good drive. Purple Hands Wines After Five Wine Co Montepulciano 2022 Deep ruby, youthful. Delicious wine - balanced, red fruits, rose petal and tar. Medium length. Artwine The Doghouse Sangiovese 2023 Pretty delicate nose and palate. Light and approachable. XO Wine Co Small Batch Barbera 2023 Fresh alpine herb notes, acidity sits above.
Bruno & George Eden Valley Montepulciano 2022 Crimson. Cherry and gamey. Strawberry palate. Shut The Gate Wines For Freedom Single Site Barbera 2022 Minty. Good freshness and drive.
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