Purple Hands Wines Thomas Rise Barossa Valley Shiraz 2022

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Mattinson review of Purple Hands Wines Thomas Rise Barossa Valley Shiraz 2022.

Purple Hands Wines Thomas Rise Barossa Valley Shiraz 2022
$70, 15% alcohol, screwcap, Barossa Valley.

There’s deep, dark fruit flavour here and there’s a fair deal of complexity too. This is a Barossa shiraz with some extras on its side. It tastes of malt, blackberry, sweet plum and game, with bacon fat, asphalt and saltbush notes as highlights, or at least as treble. This is a hefty wine, and a warm-hearted one, and one that feels satisfying at every turn. There’s a chocolatey. Malteser-like character to the aftertaste which only aids the overall, positive impression. 93 points.

Campbell Mattinson

Campbell Mattinson has been an independent journalist, wine critic and photographer for forty years. He founded The Winefront, is a former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion (and former editor of Halliday magazine), and is the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He is 100% independent, and tastes between 5,000 and 10,000 wines each year, blind and in comparative brackets as often as is practicable.

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