Purple Hands Old Vine Barossa Mataro Grenache Shiraz 2020

Expect this blend to be around half mataro and then a reasonably even split of grenache and shiraz. Shiraz from the same vineyard as the straight varietal they offer – Williamstown; mataro from vineyards around Williamstown and Vine Vale; and the grenache from their Zerk vineyard at Lyndoch with separate fermentation of each parcel. Whole bunch contribution will vary from varietal to varietal. Open fermenters, hand plunging thrice daily, time on skins before basket-pressing and then time in older French oak hogsheads and puncheons; the parcels left on lees for a period before blending. 

The result for this fine vintage is a purple hued wine, soft and plush. Gentle red fruits, chocolate, coffee grinds, dry herbs, plums. Seamless with quite vibrant acidity, it is also ripe, soft and shows good length with a finish that lingers. A hint of a savoury cherry note emerges on that finish. Delicious now and should drink very well over the next three to four years and then sail along for much longer.