Purple Hands Winery

Two Hands

Bella's Garden Barossa Valley Shiraz 2014

Ming L
9.3

When last tasted about 3 years ago, the palate left much to be desired. This is finally coming together.
The nose shows beautifully with blackberries, prune, black tea leaf, cured meat, black pepper, and cocoa powder. Medium to full, the palate is lush, silky, and powerful. Fresh round acidity and fine grained tannins. Long candied herbal finish.
This will continued to evolve and provide drinking pleasure for the next 10-15 years.
— 9 days ago

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Orin Swift Cellars

Machete Petite Sirah Blend 2014

Paul J
9.2

PnP. Dark purple, almost black color. Blackberries, orange peels, and a smell from my youth I can’t place right now on the nose. Alcohol definitely present on the palate but nice texture with a meaty/Rhone flavor. Medium plus depth and long finish. Better than expected. — 2 months ago

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Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2003

Double decanted. So smooth and so classic Bordeaux. Cigar box, purple fruit, integrated tannins and oak. Still drinking strong. — 3 months ago

14 Hands Winery

Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Very smooth and no hangover! — a month ago

Montes

Purple Angel Colchagua Valley Carménère Petit Verdot 2009

2009 | Red Blend — 2 months ago

Ron, Daniel and 21 others liked this
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Great one!
Severn Goodwin

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@DD Agreed! This took a week to settle in, I thought I was opening it young even after a 6h decant, and I was right. I'm not opening another until at least 2034-39. For real...

Purple Hands Winery

Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2022

Balanced smooth and easy in the palette — a month ago

Stags' Leap Winery

Napa Valley Petite Sirah 2020

Expected inky purple-black color in glass. Opens up earnestly after uncorking and a few days in the wine fridge. Blackberry and plummy fruit on the nose, drinks the same with dialed-back acidity and soft tannins on the finish. While it’s not a full-on #napavalley fruit bomb, it’s wanting for complexity - too one-dimensional for my taste. — 19 days ago

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Turley

Hayne Vineyard Petite Syrah 2005

The ‘05 Hayne Petite Syrah is still vibrant nearly 20 years on. Inky, dark chocolate in color with graphite, Kirsch, earth and a hint of evergreen on the nose. Smooth and mouth-filling, loaded with dark fruit, even a touch of cocoa. Super long finish on red fruit tanginess. Probably still has years left if you can get your hands on any. — 2 months ago

14 Hands Winery

Hot to Trot Columbia Valley Smooth Red Blend 2020

Cherry, berry, plum with a little oak and light tannins. Good stuff from WA state. It’s been a while since I’ve had this one and it’s good to be reunited. — 3 months ago