Two Hands
Bella's Garden Barossa Valley Shiraz
Barossa Valley, Barossa, South Australia, Australia
Catching up on old notes. Drank this magnum with extended family on Christmas Eve. A rich ripe full bodied style showing plum and chocolate. Two Hands seems like one of those labels like Mollydooker which are better known in the USA than in Australia.
Catching up on old notes. Drank this magnum with extended family on Christmas Eve. A rich ripe full bodied style showing plum and chocolate. Two Hands seems like one of those labels like Mollydooker which are better known in the USA than in Australia.
Dec 24th, 2022
All in at $50.
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.
Photos of our April 2017 visit; the walk up to Two Hands, waterfall in their courtyard in the back, utility building & their stand up tasting bar right as you walk in.
Stunning example of what Australian Shiraz can be with the right patience.
1/9/21
All in at $50.
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.
Photos of our April 2017 visit; the walk up to Two Hands, waterfall in their courtyard in the back, utility building & their stand up tasting bar right as you walk in.
Stunning example of what Australian Shiraz can be with the right patience.
1/9/21
Incredibly good. I'm not generally a fan of Shiraz but this has great fruit (restrained) and structure. Love it.
Incredibly good. I'm not generally a fan of Shiraz but this has great fruit (restrained) and structure. Love it.
1 person found it helpfulSep 6th, 2014About as big and jammy as I can go these days. Not sure if two hands are still doing it in this Parker-esque way, but whilst I wouldn't rush for another bottle, the power of the fruit is amazing.
About as big and jammy as I can go these days. Not sure if two hands are still doing it in this Parker-esque way, but whilst I wouldn't rush for another bottle, the power of the fruit is amazing.
Jan 17th, 2016Big rich blackberry plum and some blue stuff too.
Big rich blackberry plum and some blue stuff too.
Dec 12th, 2014Rich blackberry / plum complexity long finish
Rich blackberry / plum complexity long finish
Dec 5th, 2014Decanted 4 hrs. Intensely rich black fruits - needed time to balance and soften. Update - 5.5 hours & this is absolutely fantastic. Rich blackcurrent has faded to let through some blue fruits. Lovely
Decanted 4 hrs. Intensely rich black fruits - needed time to balance and soften. Update - 5.5 hours & this is absolutely fantastic. Rich blackcurrent has faded to let through some blue fruits. Lovely
Jul 11th, 2014
Massive wine. Full bodied wine loaded with dark fruit
Massive wine. Full bodied wine loaded with dark fruit
Mar 15th, 2020
Absolutely massive wine!!
Dark purple color. Plums, prunes, alcohol, and baking spices on the nose. Concentrated and fruit forward. Dark fruit and spice on the palate. Insanely long finish.
2 glass minimum for how big this wine is! :) Might last till 2119!!
Absolutely massive wine!!
Dark purple color. Plums, prunes, alcohol, and baking spices on the nose. Concentrated and fruit forward. Dark fruit and spice on the palate. Insanely long finish.
2 glass minimum for how big this wine is! :) Might last till 2119!!