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Two Hands Brave Faces Shiraz Grenache 2003

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2003 Vintage

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Winery:
Two Hands Wines
Varietal:
Grenache
Region:
Australia > South Australia > Barossa
Type:
Red Wine
Drink Dates:
Drink Now - 2011
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User Tags:  berry, spicy, spices, rich, resinous, oak, oak - heavy, cherry, stone fruits, fruit 


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Grenache is the main grape in many Rhone blends and most Cotes du Rhone and Chateaunuef-du-pape. It's a grape that yields soft, lightly colored yet full wines endowed with deep notes of strawberry and raspberry. While not prone to producing particularly rich or complex wines in France, Grenache is one of the world's most widely-planted grapes, producing unique expression where ever it is planted. It is particularly common in Spain as Garnacha, and Sardinia, as Canonnau,

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An excellent value, the deep ruby-hued 2003 Brave Faces boasts terrific fruit intensity slong with gorgeous aromas of raspberries, black currants, and cherries. Grenache's kirsh/licorice component is nicely balanced by the blacker fruit character and smokier notes of Shiraz. Drink this opulent, hedonistic, savory 2003 over the next 3-4 years. - Wine Advocate What a difference a couple of generations can make. In the mid 1980's South Australias old Shiraz and Grenache vines were being removed due to lack of demand. These grapes were being picked early and being made into white read more...


 

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