Purple Hands Wines Oenotri Montepulciano 2022
Crimson. Brooding bouquet of black plum, earth and spice. Hints of graphite. Plush and opulent with lashings of plummy fruit, black cherry and supple well-rounded tannins. Offers good freshness leading to a medium-length finish. Drink now–2028 Hare’s Chase Rosé 2023 Blush salmon. Lovely light raspberry, strawberry, with a hint of florals and watermelon. Richly flavoured with plentiful ripe red fruit and a good mid-palate volume. Appealing creaminess on the palate with chalky, saline finish. Generous and delicious. Drink now–2026 13.5% alc Irvine Wines Altitude Merlot 2021 Medium-deep crimson. Intense red plum red cherry minty/menthol aromas with hint of dark chocolate. Fresh red cherry, plum minty flavours and fine slinky textures. Bittersweet crunchy finish. High-tensile fruit-driven wine with the bush garrigue/minty notes giving lift and freshness. Drink now–soon. 14.7% alc
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