December 21, 2023 - Holding up nicely from my review last year.
September 22, 2023 - 3 hours in the decanter prior to drinking. Still powering on, needs that time to open up fully. Great example of Barossa shiraz. Two Hands in an era at their best. Few more years left in the tank here.
August 6, 2022 - That's a great old shiraz. Rich, full, has lots more time.
May 14, 2022 - Wow, 8 years on from my last bottle and this is still middle-aged, the cellartracker window is way out, this will go a few more years easily, probably to 2030. Best served slightly cool, there's loads of blue and black fruit, still some fresh acidity, some herbs, lavender, a classy and balanced wine.
January 15, 2022 - Pnp. Color was still dark purple. Dark fruits, blueberry pie spices. Great lasting finish. We have one if the case left and there is no hurry to open it. This was an excellent Two Hands.
January 15, 2022 - A beautifully brooding powerhouse wine. Not for the faint of heart but so well made and has many good years ahead.
July 24, 2021 - Been Year's since I've had this. The alcoholic heat has subsided a lot and allowed the jammy fruits to come forward. A much more food friendly wine than it was in the past. Dark cherry and plum dominate into a big finish. Still a big wine, but not overwhelming.
April 6, 2021 - This is a seriously powerful wine with so much going on but held together with a beautiful dose of bright acid, mild tannin and finishes smooth and long. Wow!
January 9, 2021 - The nose shows; ruby, floral & candied fruits of; mulberries, gooseberries, ollallieberries, boysenberries blackberries, black raspberries, both plums, black cherries with raspberries hovering across the top. Grilled, savory meats, black pepper, dark spice, dark cola, dark chocolate, anise to black licorice, dark expresso grounds, sweet tarriness, older tobacco, very used leather, limestone minerals, crushed rocks, incense, ambers, dry tree sap, dry herbs-sage, bat leaf, eucalyptus notes, moist, forest floor, moist, grey clay with withering, fresh & candied florals that are; purple, dark, blue and red set in pronounced lavender & violets woven in.
The body is; full, lush, rich, round, juicy & velvety. It glides across the palate in total gorgeous elegance. The structure, tension, balance & length are at their high point with another 5-8 years of solid drinking with a few years beyond if you enjoy that later stage. I am one who doesn’t protest that part of the life cycle. The tannins are round, pulpy and are still meaty. Fruits are; ruby, touch jammy, floral & candied fruits of; mulberries, gooseberries, boysenberries, ollallieberries, blackberries, black raspberries, both plums, black cherries, blueberries with raspberries hovering across the top. Grilled, savory meats, black pepper, notes of Worcestershire sauce, dark combo of Indian & some Asian spices that bring heat, dark cola, dark chocolate, caramel, clove, nutmeg, vanilla, anise to black licorice, dark expresso grounds, sweet tarriness, older tobacco, oak barrel shaving dust, somewhat card toast, very used leather, limestone minerals, crushed rocks, incense, ambers, dry tree sap, dry herbs-sage, bay leaf, eucalyptus notes, moist, forest floor, moist, muddy, grey clay with withering, fresh & candied florals that are; purple, dark, blue and red set in pronounced lavender & violets woven in. The acidity is round & excellent. The finish is stunningly well knitted, balanced fruit & earth, elegant, gorgeous, that loads lush & juicy and falls on to deep spices persisting for days.
Stunning example of what Australian Shiraz can be with the right patience.
November 26, 2020 - Decanted for about two hands. Wow, what a class of wine. No formal notes, but everything is in harmony. Blueberry with pie spices. Great mouthfeel, and weight. Can’t wait for my last two bottles.