Purple Hands Planta Circa Ancestor Vine Shiraz 2024

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Purple Hands Planta Circa Ancestor Vine Shiraz 2024.

Purple Hands Planta Circa Ancestor Vine Shiraz 2024
$120, 14.5% alcohol, screwcap, Barossa Valley.

Bold fruit, firm tannin, a general lusciousness but also a clear sense of both balance and control. In short, this is a beautiful Barossa Shiraz. It tastes of sweet plum, peppercorn, mint, pan juices and smoked cream, with pure redcurrant flavour pushing through as it breathes. The tannin here has a curl to it; always a good sign, especially as it brings ample and complex flavour along with it. 94 points – Campbell Mattinson.

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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Mattinson is also the founder of the Mattinson Photography business.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
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