Tasting at Two Hands

This is by far the nicest cellar door, with a beautiful terrace and very friendly staff. You can even eat some little snacks there, which is a rarity. So it's perfect for lunch.

Wines: When I typed up my notes, I was shocked... The high end wines are good. But all the others I was quite surprised, my notes were really low (and I was in a great mood, so I don't think there was any negative drive there, actually if any rather the other way) So I think overall the top wines are good to even great in the best vintages but the mid- to lower end wines I think are dramatically overpriced for their quality. If I would have to guess, I think this is a result of the lack of focus (why do you need to do so many different wines and varietals such as Barbera or a Moscato here) and the limited involvement in the vineyard.

On a high note, their pricing for older vintage wines is very fair, so it's worth a stop to do BYO in one of the restaurants for dinner.

• 2012 Two Hands Riesling The Wolf 72 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Clare Valley

  Exotic fruits on the nose but otherwise very light and bland

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• 2012 Two Hands Moscato Brilliant Disguise 73 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley

  Way too much alcohol for a moscato, little fruit some floral notes, go for the original...

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• 2010 Two Hands Nebbiolo Fool's Paradise 69 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills

  This is actually a Barbera (but still called Fools Paradise).
  
  It's not good.
  
  End of story...

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• 2011 Two Hands Shiraz Gnarly Dudes 80 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley

  Nice light little barossa, typical, but as with the Rockford Frugal Farmers, this wine is just a style, that I don't approve, Syrah/Shiraz is not a grape to be made into such a light wine.

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• 2011 Two Hands Cabernet Sauvignon Sexy Beast 76 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale

  The wine has notes that hints that the grapes were not fully ripe or at least not evenly ripened (and loads of them). Edgy tannin structure and unbalanced

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• 2011 Two Hands Brave Faces 75 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley

  Light with little else than a bit of fruit forward notes on the palate...

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• 2010 Two Hands Shiraz Bella's Garden 87 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley

  Raspberry, a bit sweet, nice barossa shiraz but definitely not spectacular, but what is interesting is tasting this next to the other 'gardens' which means shiraz grown in other regions of Australia and you can clearly taste the difference, which is always nice to see. It was nice for me to reconfirm that I really like Barossa fruit best.

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• 2010 Two Hands Shiraz Sophie's Garden 86 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Padthaway

  Very sweet, medicinal and slightly short on the finish.
  
  While not particularly good to drink right now, I think this could develop into something quite nice.

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• 2010 Two Hands Shiraz Max's Garden 84 Points

  Australia, Victoria, Central Victoria, Heathcote

  Quite harsh tannins, nice fruit but unbalanced.

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• 2010 Two Hands Shiraz Barney's Block McLaren Vale 93 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale

  The first wine, I really liked in this tasting (and we were sitting there already for a while). Very dense and balanced, classic herbs mixed with cherries, strawberries and mulberries. Nice

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• 2009 Two Hands Shiraz Ares 93 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley

  Complex and less fruit driven than the Barney's block, it has a very nice mix of fruit and spices, especially loads of Christmas spices.

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• 2010 Two Hands Sémillon For Love Or Money 90 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley

  Honey, apricot, a classic semillon close in style to Sauternes with not too much alcohol. Well made.

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• 2007 Two Hands Fly By Nighters 87 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley

  Very high in alcohol, making it a bit unbalanced, classic port nose with some cherries an licorice. Good but really nothing special

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• NV Two Hands Muscat "A Day Late. A Buck Short" 91 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley

  I really liked this, this remembered me of Spanish Solera wines. this wine uses the same system, so no wonder. Nice fruit driven, brown sugar dominated nose. I like this a lot.

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• NV Two Hands Frontignac Fait Accompli 92 Points

  Australia, Victoria, North East, Rutherglen

  Very sherry-like in the nose, some smoke, nice brown sugar, preserved plums and loads of dates both in the nose and the palate. Very nice

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