Purple Hands Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2023

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Mattinson review of Purple Hands Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2023

Purple Hands Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2023
$40, 14% alcohol, screwcap, Barossa Valley.

This is a svelte example of this classic blend. It tastes of raspberry and peppercorn, ozone and black cherry, with earth and spice notes tucked neatly and amiably within. Tannin, gently velvety, is well framed, and while there’s some choc-vanilla flavours in play, they are beautifully integrated. Purple Hands’ Barossa GSM has been reliably good (or better) over the past decade or so, and 2023 is another very good release. 92 points.

Campbell Mattinson

This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion book, former editor of Halliday magazine, former editor of Australian Sommelier Magazine and founder of the highly respected The Winefront site.

Mattinson has been an independent wine critic and photo-journalist since 1987. He’s the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He’s a past winner of a Louis Roederer International Wine Media Award; is the author of the award-winning book The Wine Hunter; and is the author of the best-selling novel We Were Not Men. He’s also a winner of a St Kilda Film Festival Award (as writer-director) and is a former winner of the prized Best Australian Sports Writing Award.

Mattinson, who is 100% independent, puts a score out of 100 on every wine that he reviews. But what he’d rather do, is tell you the wine’s story.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
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