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Purple Hands Red Wine

 

$17.05 - Case price
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Rollicking, fun red wine full of juicy and approachable flavors and scents from young newcomers Cody Wright and Matt Giannone.

Purple Hands is about connecting with the grape and its environment. It's about handcrafted wine, handpicked grapes, hand work as the wine is made, and a hands-on relationship to the vineyard, the vine, and the wine. The partners tell of their deep awareness of the environment in which the grapes are grown, and of the way their relationship to the wine grows in the process of picking and sorting the grapes, of handling, pressing, and working with the pressed grapes and juice during fermentation, and in choosing the blend and completing the process with bottling and labels.

This is the first release from Cody Wright and Matt Giannone , and it's a lively blend of Southern Oregon Merlot and 5% Pinot noir. Different, yes, and appealing, balanced, well made, and a rather nice display of wine making skills in two young men from the new wave of young winemakers appearing in Oregon.


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From the winery: "Also known as "harvest hands," this temporary purple and black etched stain occurs from steady contact with fermenting grapes. We named our label Purple Hands in tribute to the hands-on spirit of Northwest winemaking. Hand picked, hand sorted and hand punched, this 250 case production bore the sweat, tales and laughter of a select strong-hearted covey who love wine, the process of creating it and its capacity to bring people together. The grapes grown for this wine are the expression of the palatial soil and favorable climate of Del Rio Vineyard in Oregon's Rogue Valley.

We hope you will form your own creative description of this wine, but we especially love it for its notes of cherry, wild berry and bright acidity that compliment any meal it may be served with.


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Purple hands is delicious Feb 20, 2007 Dave Blythe Portland Or US
  A wonderfull blend by these young winemakers. Beautifull bright and dark fruits balanced with lovely tannins and gentle acidity. more...