Purple Hands Barossa Valley Aglianico 2024
- 93+
- $45
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Aglianico is a tannic grape at home in southern Italy yet it’s great to see it spreading across Australia now. The 2024 is a delightful and instantly likeable wine, with stunning fruit aromas of red cherry, strawberry, black cherry and mulberry, plus some bramble and pepper. The palate is medium all the way – body, acid, tannin and alcohol – yet it’s rich in flavour, and with a bit more time in bottle, the grippy tannins will be tamed and it will improve even more.
Brendan is a Melbourne-based writer, filmmaker, playwright and composer. Since 2013, he has been published in national and regional Australian titles such as Halliday Magazine, Gourmet Traveller Wine, Grapegrower and Winemaker, Gippslandia, Gippsland Lifestyle, Yarra Valley and Ranges and Gippsland Country Life magazines. Brendan was a finalist for 2024 Wine Communicator Awards in the 'Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column' category. He has completed the WSET Level 3 course (gaining a Distinction) and has a passion for small producers of wine, beer and spirits. He is also the co-editor of 'I'm Not a Film Star: David Bowie as Actor' for Bloomsbury Academic.
