Two Hands Max's Garden Shiraz 2004

Following a very hot February the 2004 vintage was blessed with an Indian summer resulting in balanced sugar and flavour accumulation. The resultant wine has excellent colour with an intense perfume with more richness and density on the palate than the 2003. Deep black in colour with a red edge, the bouquet is still quite closed but displays aromas of dusted berry, lead pencil, cooked meats, scorched earth, fresh wet clay and cherry. The palate is coating and concentrated and starts out with a lovely rolling sweetness and builds into a very soft and fruit filled tannin. This wine displays a solid read more...core built around a very soft and elegant frame work. I am inspired by this wine as it shows another dimension of what can be achieved with Shiraz in Australia.    (hide)

document.getElementById("NoProductImage").innerHTML = ""; Only 6 bottles or less available. Robert Parker 90 points!"Moving up in price as well as quality are the firm's regional expressions of Shiraz- all of which can be unhesitatingly recommended. From Heathcote- the 2004 Shiraz Max's Garden is Two Hands' most restrained- European-styled Shiraz. It possesses firm tannin along with hints of wet stone overlaid with red and black fruits- and good acidity."Robert Parker- Wine Advocate # 167.Two Hands Click on the video - Richard Mintz read more...gives you the inside story on making wine at Two Hands The 'two hands' are Michael Twelftree and Richard Mintz who formed the company in 1999 with the clear objective of making the best possible Shiraz based wines from prized Shiraz producing regions within Australia. The heart of the operation is Barossa Valley based the Cellar Door and Winery are located in the sub district of Marananga. Opened in December 2003 the Cellar Door has already come to be regarded as one of the highlights of the region with its contemporary interior design and commitment to providing guests with an educational and personal wine experience. The Marananga winery was officially opened in November 2004- designed specifically for small batch production of the very best parcels of fruit. Two Hands    (hide)

October 2008

Rating: 90/100 - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 167 on Oct-06

Rating: 94/100 - As reviewed by James Halliday

Rating: 91/100 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator on 02/28/06

No written review

May 2009